Embedded images

[Art Shotwell]

I've been wondering about embedded images in incoming email. Entourage seems
to not display images in some emails, with the message "To protect your
privacy, some pictures in this message were not downloaded."

Entourage, however, fails to protect my privacy for most of the spam that
has embedded images. In other words, Entourage does display images in nearly
all of my incoming spam that has images.

Anyone know how Entourage 'decides' whether or not to display embedded
images???

 

[Barry Wainwright [MVP]]

I've been wondering about embedded images in incoming email. Entourage seems
to not display images in some emails, with the message "To protect your
privacy, some pictures in this message were not downloaded."

Entourage, however, fails to protect my privacy for most of the spam that
has embedded images. In other words, Entourage does display images in nearly
all of my incoming spam that has images.

Anyone know how Entourage 'decides' whether or not to display embedded
images???

If the images are enclosed within the message they will be displayed (unless
you have unchecked 'show attached pictures...' in the 'view' pane of the
preferences). However, if the images are stored on a remote web server and
are only linked to in the message, they will not be displayed.

 

[Art Shotwell]

Not quite true. I've always had the option 'Show attached pictures & movies
in messages' unchecked. And, in many of the incoming spam messages, the
images ARE displayed.

 

[Mickey Stevens]

Messages that have "From" addresses in the "Safe Domains" list or in your
Address Book have the images download automatically. Sometimes junk mail
has false "From" headers so that it appears to be coming from you or yor
friends. Also, check the list of "safe domains" in the appropriate tab
under Tools > Junk E-Mail Protection and make sure there are no unwanted
domains there.