How to do a preview of different browsers/email clients?

Question

Hi I got a task from my boss to do a email previewer for different mails/browsers/clients. How should approach this task? How is such a thing done?

EDIT:
A tool to see how an email will render in different email clients

Answer 1

Given the vagaries of email clients, I'd probably look at having a farm of VMs running various email clients, then automate emailing them, opening the emails, and taking screenshots.

Answer 2

Here are a few more (less expensive) options for previewing your email: http://www.previewmyemail.com and http://www.emailonacid.com. I am a big fan of Email on Acid because they provide tools for helping to resolve issues quickly.

Answer 3

I think you read this article http://www.smartinsights.com/email-marketing/email-creative-copywriting/email-preview-tools/ . Here are the list of application for previewing the email.

Answer 4

There are a few companies with software dedicated to this. 2 such companies: http://litmusapp.com/email-previews and http://pivotalveracity.com/