I'm Confused

[Virtual Imager]

A lot of times I get emails with graphics missing... I see the boxes outlining where the graphic is supposed to be, and the red x, but not the graphic that was inserted into the email by the sender. I thought this had something to do with TCH filtering since I never noticed it before I came over here in May, but in reading other threads (like "what would you like to see"), I realize that TCH does not filter for viruses or anything. So how come sometimes the graphics are missing? Is it an Outlook setting that I should/should not change?

 

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I assumed the graphics get deleted as a security measure, so here I am.

 

VI

[TCH-Don]

Are they missing in just spam e-mails?

or real e-mails from people you know?

 

 

If just spam, thay may never exist.

You probably know, spammers send out e-mails with a missing 1x1 gif

with a unique id, so they can tell if you opened it, and they have a valid address.

Thats why I alway open e-mail off line.

 

let us know what type of e-mail are missing graphics.

[TCH-Thomas]

Sounds to me the emails are in HTML, which may (I think) make the graphics missing sometimes, just as when those x´s turns up on a webpage with missing graphics.

[TCH-Thomas]

TCH-Don Posted: Feb 3 2004, 09:46 AM

 

Hm... Im not sure in what timezone you are in but i figure 6-9 hours back...

 

Go to bed now Don and sleep well.

[TCH-Don]

TCH-Don Posted: Feb 3 2004, 09:46 AM

 

Hm... Im not sure in what timezone you are in but i figure 6-9 hours back...

 

Go to bed now Don and sleep well. 

Yes my friend ,

time for bed. it's 4am.

just finished a movie.

nite all!

Edited February 3, 2004 by TCH-Don

[Virtual Imager]

The emails are from people I know... and I think Thomas is right about them being in HTML. They do look like web pages that have missing graphics. But it's odd because I do not have the "Read all messages in plain text" option checked in Outlook Express, so I should be able to see them. Shouldn't I???

[TCH-Thomas]

I dont use OE so i dont know.

[MikeJ]

If the email is in HTML, it could be referencing images that are hosted on a webserver, instead of included in the email. In those cases, it's possible the webserver is not available, or you just can't access it at that time. Or if there's a setting in OE that allows one to turn off viewing of external images, but I'd be suprised if that option was in OE. Microsoft isn't exactly known for putting anything in their products that would even remotely allow an enduser to prevent any kind of advertising being thrown in their face. (such as IE being just about the only browser anymore that doesn't natively have pop-up blocking).

[Virtual Imager]

Your explanation sounds totally plausible.... thank you. I'm sure you're right because (and I neglected to mention this before) I had opened an email like that online using Horde from my office, and then again at home using OE and I got the blank boxes both times. So it must have been what you called an 'external image.' I haven't come across any setting that would allow me to turn off the viewing of external images. Man, if that would really allow me to prevent some advertising and pop-ups it would be a dream come true!

 

Bad Microsoft!

[TCH-Bruce]

I use OE and it happens on occassion. Most people configure the email to send the images with the email. Sometimes when it's encoding the images end up getting stripped or coded incorrectly for what ever reason. It's annoying.

[TCH-Thomas]

Your explanation sounds totally plausible.... thank you

 

To Big Gorilla: You dont happen to work as a teacher or something? You are real good at explaining things.

No offense people, I do learn from others here too. And now i should

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