Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:46:29 +0000
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:45:17 +0100
Alberto di Bene <dibene@usa.net> wrote:

> Place the image on a Web server, and compose your message in HTML with
> an=A0 <img=A0 tag pointing to that file on the Web server. The size of
> the message will result of just a few kB, but your image will be
> displayed.=20


Alberto, LF,


Not necessarily!

My email client, and many others, will not (intentionally by design)
decode HTML and its associated <img....> tags. This prevents all sorts
of problems associated with HTML and remote images etc. Phishing attacks
are much less likely to work if you're not conned by the appearance of
the images/graphics/fonts in the offending email.=20

Email is, or should be, a text messaging format.=20

There is be no place for HTML and "rich text" in simple emails. For
maximum compatability between clients, operating systems etc. and to
ensure lowest bandwidth comsumption - remember some people may still use
dial up, or other devices to read email - they should (IMO) be "plain
text only" - which gives very small message size as all the additional
overheads of HTML don't have to be sent.

If you want to upload an image to the web then the kindest way to allow
people to view it is just to include the URL in the message.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3551430/DCP_2239.JPG

I don't know if an HTML-enabled email client will display this image
inline with the message, or simply show it as a clickable URL, either
way it makes the remote file available to those who want to choose
whether to view it, but doesn't require wasteful transmission of HTML
formatted messages.

Just by opinion, although shared by many.

John
GM4SLV



=20