"inline" vs "attached" images?

[franky]

If I send an HTML message with inline graphics, if I don't also attach the files they don't get displayed.

Looking at the source of messages from other programs I see that the graphics are sent as src="cid:embedding-0". How can I do this?

Basically, I want images in the email with graphics "inline", NOT "attached".

thanks

 

[stanbusk]

Drag and drop the picture you want to send to your message, where you want it to appear. You will get a file tag added like:

{File:"PICTURE_NAME_HERE"}

If you need to add a link you can modify the line this way:

<a href="LINK_URL_HERE">{File:"PICTURE_NAME_HERE"}</a>

 

[franky]

This method sends the pictures as attachments, rather than the CID- embedded method which truly embeds them.

As attachments, they are in the email but also each get listed in a large text list at the bottom for recipients using Eudora, and look rather sloppy.

 

[aviddave]

I'm having the same issue...

The help file indicates that the attachments will be embedded, but they aren't. If you send the message the pictures are coming up as attachments instead of more like: (from a newsletter I'm trying to mimic)

Content-Disposition: inline;
filename=logo_header.jpg
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Type: image/jpeg;
x-unix-mode=0666;
name="logo_header.jpg"
Content-Id: <[email protected]>

/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgEASABIAAD/4QeiRXhpZgAATU0AKgAAAAgABwESAAMAAAABAAEAAAEaAAUA
AAABAAAAYgEbAAUAAAABAAAAagEoAAMAAAABAAIAAA.......

How do we tell MaxBulk to go ahead and encode the attachments as inline graphics and *NOT* attachments?

 

[aviddave]

Or maybe we're doing something wrong... if I try this:

<img src={File:"photos3.gif"} alt="Sample Stills 3" width="634" height="111" />

Then all I can see are the alt tags - no picture is display. The file, photos3.gif, is attached.

If I try:

<img src="photos3.gif" alt="Sample Stills 3" width="634" height="111" />

Then the picture is displayed in the correct place, but it is also displayed as an attachment and is not encoded.

If I try:

{File:"photos3.gif"}

Then no image is displayed (and obviously no alt tag) and only the words File:"photos3.gif" show up. The image appears in the attachments list.

Is there another method to this?

 

[stanbusk]

An attachment can be placed as 'Inline' or as 'Attachment'. There is no other way.

When placed inline the picture will be displayed in the message and depending on the mail reader it can be available in the attachment panel as well. There is a method to avoid those inline attachments to be displayed in the attachment panel in Mail using the Apple 'x-apple-mail-type=stationery' header. v6.7 automatically adds this header.

Of course the best is to use Online pictures rather than Inline. You will not have the problem above, your message will be sent faster, it will be loaded by the recipient faster and corporate networks with attachment filters will allow the mail to go trough and to show the pictures.