[pchelpers] Re: Thunderbird / display remote images

>
> I could tell you how web pages do it, but why not just use Thunderbird 
> for messages as it was intended? Forcing it into email produces varying 
> reactions in different email programs. In some it shows as html text 
> commands. In others it looks like a web page. In addition, the result 
> depends on the settings in each case. In one case, I copied the location 
> of an image on a local site by right clicking in Firefox, then choosing 
> "copy image location".
> http://home.nzcity.co.nz/tvnow/tvimages/tit-smltvnow.gif
> Copying that link into the message may not show the image, but it will 
> if clicked on.
>
> It is more likely that in order to show images when a message arrives, 
> they will need to be embedded in the message structure itself. Going 
> further can be complicated, such as this code provided for Outlook:
> http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/htmlimg.htm
> More of this kind is to be found here:
> TN1010-11-1: HTML Messages with Images.
> http://www.codestone.co.uk/software/docs/csmail/tn1010-11-1.pdf
>   
John, even for messages from pchelpers I have to click 'load images' 
EACH time I get a message from pchelpers.
That's what I meant by 'list' mail.
I didn't use to have to do that but with this version of Thunderbird I do.






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