Is there any way to send HTML formatted mails from code directly on a Windows Phone 7 device?

Someone asked on Stack Overflow:

I have an app where the user can send some data via email, sort of like a report. This works fine but I would like some more formatting. The best thing would be if it was possible to create some HTML code and add it to the mail. Is this possible?

I posted the following answer, which was chosen as the accepted answer and received 3 upvotes:

With Windows Phone 7 you can only start the EmailComposeTask which does not have any way to include HTML based email. You will need to send this from a web service, which in all honesty is probably the better option anyway, as you’ll be able to log who sent what when, etc.

Notable comments

Nate (0 upvotes): Again, to include an attachment, a web service is the way to go.


Originally posted on Stack Overflow — 3 upvotes (accepted answer). Licensed under CC BY-SA.

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