What are the potential drawbacks of linking external CSS files in emails sent via PHP?

When linking external CSS files in emails sent via PHP, one potential drawback is that some email clients may not render the CSS properly or may block external resources for security reasons. To solve this issue, you can inline the CSS styles directly within the email template using the style attribute in HTML elements. This ensures that the styles are applied correctly across all email clients. 

<?php
// CSS styles to be inlined
$cssStyles = "
    body {
        background-color: #f4f4f4;
        font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    }
    p {
        color: #333;
    }
";

// Email content with inline CSS
$emailContent = "
    <html>
    <head>
        <style>
            $cssStyles
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <p>This is a sample email with inline CSS styles.</p>
    </body>
    </html>
";

// Send email with inline CSS styles
mail('recipient@example.com', 'Subject', $emailContent, 'Content-Type: text/html');
?>

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