Mail w/o images?

[Charles Martin]

> From: Fran Dollinger <fran at dollingers.com>
>
> Ok, new subject! I'm using Mail as my default and I'm not getting any
> images to load from emails sent to me in HTML. I'm getting blue boxes
> with the filename of the image up in the top left corner
> like...topimg.jpg  or  front.gif.....
> or little darker blue boxes with question marks in them. Is there a
> setting that I overlooked in order to see images?

Fran:

This is a GOOD thing. You don't *want* HTML mail. It carries viruses 
(not that this will affect your Mac, but could be passed on to PCs), is 
active spyware (when your email "calls" for the HTML images to be 
downloaded, the spammers know you are reading their mail! Guess what 
they'll do next?), can cause corruption and quits (rare in Mail but not 
unheard of) and bloats your inbox.

Apple themselves are the ONLY company or individual that sends me HTML 
mail that I don't delete unread.

The text of these emails comes through fine, so you can read the 
IMPORTANT part of the information being sent to you without having to 
tie up the machine downloading what could be MEGS of HTML data.

But if you REALLY insist on punishing yourself, you can turn on HTML 
viewing under the "viewing" preferences in Mail. If they are already 
on, then you may just not be giving the email enough time to download 
large images. Again, I would seriously consider the repercussions of 
HTML mail before setting your preferences to allow it.

_Chas_

"The Box said 'Windows 95 or better' ... so I got a Macintosh."