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From: Zac Thompson on 29 Mar 2010 11:28 "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message news:u$jvQrIuKHA.4908(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > In news:B48C1C9D-7B56-4B87-B67F-091321113481(a)microsoft.com, > Kjw <Kjw(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >> Yes, he sends his emails in one go but the people I have asked are >> using the same internet service I am and he does also. Their email is >> fine with no red x. BUT, all other email from others I get has the >> pictures even from the same internet service that we use. If it was >> something on my end wouldn't it be doing it with all of my email and >> not just the ones from him? I have tried Thunderbird and it is doing >> the same thing. No pictures. No, I don't have Outlook Express set to >> not accept attachments that could be dangerous? That has been turned >> off and still is. It's just strange to me that I get embedded >> pictures just fine from everyone except him and that others get it >> just fine from him even though we all use the same internet service. > > Hmm, beats me! All I can think of is to go thru OE's Tools; Option and > Control Panel's Internet Options, looking in each tab for anything that > might cause it. Did you try CTRL-ALT-H, just for grins? Probably not the > fix, but ... can't hurt. > I'd ask your ISP about it too; they might have something turned on that > you're not aware of. > Beyond that, all that's left is file corruption or malware, AFAIK right > now. > > Hope you'll let us know when you get it solved? > > HTH, > > Twayne > > > > >> >> "Twayne" wrote: >> >>> In news:618E6913-622A-4EB4-812E-EE2DD9CA6248(a)microsoft.com, >>> Kjw <Kjw(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >>>> Yes, he is forwarding them but no he nor any of the others are AOL >>>> subscribers. Yes, I can send myself one with the graphics showing >>>> and can receive from others with it showing. But, this is the >>>> strange part, he is sending these messages all as a group. He and >>>> others including myself all use the same internet service. The >>>> others get these same emails with the graphics showing. If it was >>>> on my end, I wouldn't be receiving from myself and others with the >>>> graphics showing, would I. Plus, if it was on his end, the others >>>> that he sent it to at the same time as myself wouldn't be getting >>>> them with the graphics showing, would they? This is weird. Can >>>> anyone explain this? >>>> >>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is he Forwarding all of these messages and is he an AOL subscriber >>>>> and/or are the other recipients AOL subscribers? >>>>> >>>>> If you can send yourself an HTML message with embedded graphics and >>>>> you can see the graphics, not a Red X, in the received email, the >>>>> problem is NOT on your end. >>>>> -- >>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kjw wrote: >>>>>> I know this subject has been discussed before but I haven't found >>>>>> anything that covers my problem. All email I receive from this one >>>>>> person has the red >>>>>> x if there is a picture in it. BUT, all email I get with pictures >>>>>> from others works fine. Before you tell me it's on his end, he >>>>>> also sends it to several other people I know and they say theirs >>>>>> has the picutres and NOT the red x. I have checked my firewall, >>>>>> virus, etc. settings and can not find the problem. It's strange >>>>>> to me that all email works except the ones from him and that >>>>>> others gets the same email from him that is sent at the same time >>>>>> and theirs has the picture. It seems like if it's a setting on my >>>>>> end, then why are the others working? Plus, if it's something he's >>>>>> doing, why does everyone else get it with the picture and not the >>>>>> red x? Can anyone explain this? This is weird. Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> . >>> >>> Assuming he sends all the mails in one go and not separate sessions, >>> then if some recipien ts see the images OK and some do not, it is >>> NOT anything at his end. It's highly likely to be a setting on your >>> own computer's client or in your account settings at your ISP. >>> >>> Too many variables/possibilities and too little detail to target a >>> response accurately, but ... >>> -- Is your ISP scraping and deleting the attachments? Usually that's >>> a selection around the AV protection area of the ISP's settings, on >>> his server. >>> -- Are you the only one in your group that uses your particular >>> ISP? ISPs can have differeing settings and defaults so if ISP X >>> works OK, that doesn't really say ISP Y will work OK. >>> -- Have you set your client Options to not accept attachments that >>> could be dangerous? If so, turn it off. >>> -- The fact that others see them isn't helpful unless you also know >>> that all the others are using the SAME mail client and version of >>> their mail client as you are using, have all selected the same virus >>> and spam an d attatchmen t settings the ISP may offer and all are >>> identical. -- Have you, just for grins, tried installing Thunderbird >>> or any other mail client to see if it sees the images OK? If another >>> client does see them, then it's going to be some setting on your >>> end. Actually that's what I suspect it's going to end up being >>> anyway. Try comparing you computer account and ISP settings with >>> someone and look for differences, and/ore try installing a different >>> mail client. The browser counterpart of Thunderbird is FireFox - an >>> excellent browser with only a couple very annoying "features" but >>> they're harmless. >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Twayne >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered >>> through personal experience does not become a >>> part of the moral tissue. >>> >>> . > > > > -- > -- > Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered > through personal experience does not become a > part of the moral tissue.
From: Zac Thompson on 29 Mar 2010 11:28 "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message news:O89M7VkuKHA.5008(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > In news:F3B89C4B-D88D-4D14-AD3E-222D96772175(a)microsoft.com, > Kjw <Kjw(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >> If my virus protection was causing this problem, wouldn't I be >> getting the Red x with all email I get and not just from this one >> person? And that is the way it is, just him and just to me. > > It doesn't sound like your AV is the problem, but it's worth checking out > if nothing else seems to help. I haven't seen anything but anecdotal > evidence that AV messes with incoming mail; only outgoing. > Since it's just the one sender, and it's consistant, it could however be > a problem at his end with AV, or his ISP is preventing such images, or > your ISP could too if they were so inclined. Is he using a free account > somewhere to send those? They might be blocking images. > > Here's a test you could try if it's feasible: Have someone else that gets > his images OK send one of the ones you cannot read to you and see if you > can read that. If not, then you probably have a problem with file > associations or similar. > > Another one: When you receive a "red x", is the file of an appropriate > size? In ohter words, is the image even IN the mail that you receive? > If it's not, then either he has messed up somehow or one of your ISPs is > stripping it out for some reason. Somehow an ISP might be seeing them as > dangerous images and stripping them out, but they SHOULD be teling you if > they do that. > If it IS there, then it's something at your end for sure. > Look at the mail's source code: You should normally see whatever he > wrote to you in the body of the message, plus a lot of meaningless > numbers, many screens worth, that make up the image. In Outlook Express > it's CTRL-F3 to see the code, but I don't know other programs methods. > Your Headers don't look like you're using Outlook Express but maybe WLM > or Outlook? > Who is your ISP? > Who is his ISP? > Is the image data present in the e-mail source code when you get a red > x? This is probably the most important question to answer. > > Luck, > > Twayne > > >> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >> >>> Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It provides >>> no additional protection, it may be causing the problem, and even >>> Symantec says it's not necessary: >>> >>> <QP> >>> Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against >>> viruses that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus >>> Auto-Protect scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard >>> drive, including email and email attachments. Email Scanning is just >>> another layer on top of this. To make sure that Auto-Protect is >>> providing the maximum protection, keep Auto-Protect enabled and run >>> LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have the most recent virus >>> definitions. </QP> >>> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2002111812533106 >>> >>> . Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email >>> >>> http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm >>> >>> -- >>> ~PA Bear >>> >>> Kjw wrote: >>>> Yes, my virus applications are configured to scan my email coming >>>> and going. >>>> >>>>> Is your anti-virus application configured to scan incoming and >>>>> outgoing mail? >>>>> >>>>> Kjw wrote: >>>>>> Yes, he is forwarding them but no he nor any of the others are AOL >>>>>> subscribers. Yes, I can send myself one with the graphics showing >>>>>> and can >>>>>> receive from others with it showing. But, this is the strange >>>>>> part, he is >>>>>> sending these messages all as a group. He and others including >>>>>> myself all >>>>>> use the same internet service. The others get these same emails >>>>>> with the graphics showing. If it was on my end, I wouldn't be >>>>>> receiving from myself >>>>>> and others with the graphics showing, would I. Plus, if it was on >>>>>> his end, >>>>>> the others that he sent it to at the same time as myself wouldn't >>>>>> be getting them with the graphics showing, would they? This is >>>>>> weird. Can anyone explain this? >>>>>> >>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >>>>>>> Is he Forwarding all of these messages and is he an AOL >>>>>>> subscriber and/or >>>>>>> are the other recipients AOL subscribers? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you can send yourself an HTML message with embedded graphics >>>>>>> and you can >>>>>>> see the graphics, not a Red X, in the received email, the >>>>>>> problem is NOT >>>>>>> on >>>>>>> your end. >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >>>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kjw wrote: >>>>>>>> I know this subject has been discussed before but I haven't >>>>>>>> found anything >>>>>>>> that covers my problem. All email I receive from this one >>>>>>>> person has the >>>>>>>> red >>>>>>>> x if there is a picture in it. BUT, all email I get with >>>>>>>> pictures from others works fine. Before you tell me it's on his >>>>>>>> end, he also sends it >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> several other people I know and they say theirs has the >>>>>>>> picutres and NOT >>>>>>>> the red x. I have checked my firewall, virus, etc. settings and >>>>>>>> can not >>>>>>>> find the problem. It's strange to me that all email works >>>>>>>> except the ones >>>>>>>> from him and that others gets the same email from him that is >>>>>>>> sent at the >>>>>>>> same time and theirs has the picture. It seems like if it's a >>>>>>>> setting on >>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>> end, then why are the others working? Plus, if it's something >>>>>>>> he's doing, >>>>>>>> why does everyone else get it with the picture and not the red >>>>>>>> x? Can anyone explain this? This is weird. Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> . >>> >>> . > > > > -- > -- > Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered > through personal experience does not become a > part of the moral tissue.
From: Zac Thompson on 29 Mar 2010 11:37 "Zac Thompson" <ZThompson0901(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:eAq2$R1zKHA.3884(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:u$jvQrIuKHA.4908(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> In news:B48C1C9D-7B56-4B87-B67F-091321113481(a)microsoft.com, >> Kjw <Kjw(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >>> Yes, he sends his emails in one go but the people I have asked are >>> using the same internet service I am and he does also. Their email is >>> fine with no red x. BUT, all other email from others I get has the >>> pictures even from the same internet service that we use. If it was >>> something on my end wouldn't it be doing it with all of my email and >>> not just the ones from him? I have tried Thunderbird and it is doing >>> the same thing. No pictures. No, I don't have Outlook Express set to >>> not accept attachments that could be dangerous? That has been turned >>> off and still is. It's just strange to me that I get embedded >>> pictures just fine from everyone except him and that others get it >>> just fine from him even though we all use the same internet service. >> >> Hmm, beats me! All I can think of is to go thru OE's Tools; Option and >> Control Panel's Internet Options, looking in each tab for anything that >> might cause it. Did you try CTRL-ALT-H, just for grins? Probably not the >> fix, but ... can't hurt. >> I'd ask your ISP about it too; they might have something turned on that >> you're not aware of. >> Beyond that, all that's left is file corruption or malware, AFAIK right >> now. >> >> Hope you'll let us know when you get it solved? >> >> HTH, >> >> Twayne >> >> >> >> >>> >>> "Twayne" wrote: >>> >>>> In news:618E6913-622A-4EB4-812E-EE2DD9CA6248(a)microsoft.com, >>>> Kjw <Kjw(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >>>>> Yes, he is forwarding them but no he nor any of the others are AOL >>>>> subscribers. Yes, I can send myself one with the graphics showing >>>>> and can receive from others with it showing. But, this is the >>>>> strange part, he is sending these messages all as a group. He and >>>>> others including myself all use the same internet service. The >>>>> others get these same emails with the graphics showing. If it was >>>>> on my end, I wouldn't be receiving from myself and others with the >>>>> graphics showing, would I. Plus, if it was on his end, the others >>>>> that he sent it to at the same time as myself wouldn't be getting >>>>> them with the graphics showing, would they? This is weird. Can >>>>> anyone explain this? >>>>> >>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Is he Forwarding all of these messages and is he an AOL subscriber >>>>>> and/or are the other recipients AOL subscribers? >>>>>> >>>>>> If you can send yourself an HTML message with embedded graphics and >>>>>> you can see the graphics, not a Red X, in the received email, the >>>>>> problem is NOT on your end. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Kjw wrote: >>>>>>> I know this subject has been discussed before but I haven't found >>>>>>> anything that covers my problem. All email I receive from this one >>>>>>> person has the red >>>>>>> x if there is a picture in it. BUT, all email I get with pictures >>>>>>> from others works fine. Before you tell me it's on his end, he >>>>>>> also sends it to several other people I know and they say theirs >>>>>>> has the picutres and NOT the red x. I have checked my firewall, >>>>>>> virus, etc. settings and can not find the problem. It's strange >>>>>>> to me that all email works except the ones from him and that >>>>>>> others gets the same email from him that is sent at the same time >>>>>>> and theirs has the picture. It seems like if it's a setting on my >>>>>>> end, then why are the others working? Plus, if it's something he's >>>>>>> doing, why does everyone else get it with the picture and not the >>>>>>> red x? Can anyone explain this? This is weird. Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> . >>>> >>>> Assuming he sends all the mails in one go and not separate sessions, >>>> then if some recipien ts see the images OK and some do not, it is >>>> NOT anything at his end. It's highly likely to be a setting on your >>>> own computer's client or in your account settings at your ISP. >>>> >>>> Too many variables/possibilities and too little detail to target a >>>> response accurately, but ... >>>> -- Is your ISP scraping and deleting the attachments? Usually that's >>>> a selection around the AV protection area of the ISP's settings, on >>>> his server. >>>> -- Are you the only one in your group that uses your particular >>>> ISP? ISPs can have differeing settings and defaults so if ISP X >>>> works OK, that doesn't really say ISP Y will work OK. >>>> -- Have you set your client Options to not accept attachments that >>>> could be dangerous? If so, turn it off. >>>> -- The fact that others see them isn't helpful unless you also know >>>> that all the others are using the SAME mail client and version of >>>> their mail client as you are using, have all selected the same virus >>>> and spam an d attatchmen t settings the ISP may offer and all are >>>> identical. -- Have you, just for grins, tried installing Thunderbird >>>> or any other mail client to see if it sees the images OK? If another >>>> client does see them, then it's going to be some setting on your >>>> end. Actually that's what I suspect it's going to end up being >>>> anyway. Try comparing you computer account and ISP settings with >>>> someone and look for differences, and/ore try installing a different >>>> mail client. The browser counterpart of Thunderbird is FireFox - an >>>> excellent browser with only a couple very annoying "features" but >>>> they're harmless. >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> >>>> Twayne >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered >>>> through personal experience does not become a >>>> part of the moral tissue. >>>> >>>> . >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered >> through personal experience does not become a >> part of the moral tissue. > >
From: Zac Thompson on 29 Mar 2010 11:37 "Zac Thompson" <ZThompson0901(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OR6Z9R1zKHA.3884(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "Kjw" <Kjw(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:B48C1C9D-7B56-4B87-B67F-091321113481(a)microsoft.com... >> Yes, he sends his emails in one go but the people I have asked are using >> the >> same internet service I am and he does also. Their email is fine with no >> red >> x. BUT, all other email from others I get has the pictures even from the >> same >> internet service that we use. If it was something on my end wouldn't it >> be >> doing it with all of my email and not just the ones from him? I have >> tried >> Thunderbird and it is doing the same thing. No pictures. No, I don't have >> Outlook Express set to not accept attachments that could be dangerous? >> That >> has been turned off and still is. It's just strange to me that I get >> embedded >> pictures just fine from everyone except him and that others get it just >> fine >> from him even though we all use the same internet service. >> >> "Twayne" wrote: >> >>> In news:618E6913-622A-4EB4-812E-EE2DD9CA6248(a)microsoft.com, >>> Kjw <Kjw(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >>> > Yes, he is forwarding them but no he nor any of the others are AOL >>> > subscribers. Yes, I can send myself one with the graphics showing and >>> > can receive from others with it showing. But, this is the strange >>> > part, he is sending these messages all as a group. He and others >>> > including myself all use the same internet service. The others get >>> > these same emails with the graphics showing. If it was on my end, I >>> > wouldn't be receiving from myself and others with the graphics >>> > showing, would I. Plus, if it was on his end, the others that he sent >>> > it to at the same time as myself wouldn't be getting them with the >>> > graphics showing, would they? This is weird. Can anyone explain this? >>> > >>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >>> > >>> >> Is he Forwarding all of these messages and is he an AOL subscriber >>> >> and/or are the other recipients AOL subscribers? >>> >> >>> >> If you can send yourself an HTML message with embedded graphics and >>> >> you can see the graphics, not a Red X, in the received email, the >>> >> problem is NOT on your end. >>> >> -- >>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Kjw wrote: >>> >>> I know this subject has been discussed before but I haven't found >>> >>> anything that covers my problem. All email I receive from this one >>> >>> person has the red >>> >>> x if there is a picture in it. BUT, all email I get with pictures >>> >>> from others works fine. Before you tell me it's on his end, he also >>> >>> sends it to several other people I know and they say theirs has the >>> >>> picutres and NOT the red x. I have checked my firewall, virus, etc. >>> >>> settings and can not find the problem. It's strange to me that all >>> >>> email works except the ones from him and that others gets the same >>> >>> email from him that is sent at the same time and theirs has the >>> >>> picture. It seems like if it's a setting on my >>> >>> end, then why are the others working? Plus, if it's something he's >>> >>> doing, why does everyone else get it with the picture and not the >>> >>> red x? Can anyone explain this? This is weird. Thanks. >>> >> >>> >> . >>> >>> Assuming he sends all the mails in one go and not separate sessions, >>> then if >>> some recipien ts see the images OK and some do not, it is NOT anything >>> at >>> his end. It's highly likely to be a setting on your own computer's >>> client >>> or in your account settings at your ISP. >>> >>> Too many variables/possibilities and too little detail to target a >>> response >>> accurately, but ... >>> -- Is your ISP scraping and deleting the attachments? Usually that's a >>> selection around the AV protection area of the ISP's settings, on his >>> server. >>> -- Are you the only one in your group that uses your particular ISP? >>> ISPs >>> can have differeing settings and defaults so if ISP X works OK, that >>> doesn't >>> really say ISP Y will work OK. >>> -- Have you set your client Options to not accept attachments that could >>> be >>> dangerous? If so, turn it off. >>> -- The fact that others see them isn't helpful unless you also know that >>> all >>> the others are using the SAME mail client and version of their mail >>> client >>> as you are using, have all selected the same virus and spam an d >>> attatchmen >>> t settings the ISP may offer and all are identical. >>> -- Have you, just for grins, tried installing Thunderbird or any other >>> client to see if it sees the images OK? If another client does see them, >>> then it's going to be some setting on your end. Actually that's what I >>> suspect it's going to end up being anyway. Try comparing you computer >>> account and ISP settings with someone and look for differences, and/ore >>> try >>> installing a different mail client. The browser counterpart of >>> Thunderbird >>> is FireFox - an excellent browser with only a couple very annoying >>> "features" but they're harmless. >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Twayne >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered >>> through personal experience does not become a >>> part of the moral tissue. >>> >>> . >>> > >
From: Zac Thompson on 29 Mar 2010 11:47
"Zac Thompson" <ZThompson0901(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uNQ%23KX1zKHA.2512(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "Zac Thompson" <ZThompson0901(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:OR6Z9R1zKHA.3884(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> "Kjw" <Kjw(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:B48C1C9D-7B56-4B87-B67F-091321113481(a)microsoft.com... >>> Yes, he sends his emails in one go but the people I have asked are using >>> the >>> same internet service I am and he does also. Their email is fine with no >>> red >>> x. BUT, all other email from others I get has the pictures even from the >>> same >>> internet service that we use. If it was something on my end wouldn't it >>> be >>> doing it with all of my email and not just the ones from him? I have >>> tried >>> Thunderbird and it is doing the same thing. No pictures. No, I don't >>> have >>> Outlook Express set to not accept attachments that could be dangerous? >>> That >>> has been turned off and still is. It's just strange to me that I get >>> embedded >>> pictures just fine from everyone except him and that others get it just >>> fine >>> from him even though we all use the same internet service. >>> >>> "Twayne" wrote: >>> >>>> In news:618E6913-622A-4EB4-812E-EE2DD9CA6248(a)microsoft.com, >>>> Kjw <Kjw(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >>>> > Yes, he is forwarding them but no he nor any of the others are AOL >>>> > subscribers. Yes, I can send myself one with the graphics showing and >>>> > can receive from others with it showing. But, this is the strange >>>> > part, he is sending these messages all as a group. He and others >>>> > including myself all use the same internet service. The others get >>>> > these same emails with the graphics showing. If it was on my end, I >>>> > wouldn't be receiving from myself and others with the graphics >>>> > showing, would I. Plus, if it was on his end, the others that he sent >>>> > it to at the same time as myself wouldn't be getting them with the >>>> > graphics showing, would they? This is weird. Can anyone explain this? >>>> > >>>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> Is he Forwarding all of these messages and is he an AOL subscriber >>>> >> and/or are the other recipients AOL subscribers? >>>> >> >>>> >> If you can send yourself an HTML message with embedded graphics and >>>> >> you can see the graphics, not a Red X, in the received email, the >>>> >> problem is NOT on your end. >>>> >> -- >>>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >>>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Kjw wrote: >>>> >>> I know this subject has been discussed before but I haven't found >>>> >>> anything that covers my problem. All email I receive from this one >>>> >>> person has the red >>>> >>> x if there is a picture in it. BUT, all email I get with pictures >>>> >>> from others works fine. Before you tell me it's on his end, he also >>>> >>> sends it to several other people I know and they say theirs has the >>>> >>> picutres and NOT the red x. I have checked my firewall, virus, etc. >>>> >>> settings and can not find the problem. It's strange to me that all >>>> >>> email works except the ones from him and that others gets the same >>>> >>> email from him that is sent at the same time and theirs has the >>>> >>> picture. It seems like if it's a setting on my >>>> >>> end, then why are the others working? Plus, if it's something he's >>>> >>> doing, why does everyone else get it with the picture and not the >>>> >>> red x? Can anyone explain this? This is weird. Thanks. >>>> >> >>>> >> . >>>> >>>> Assuming he sends all the mails in one go and not separate sessions, >>>> then if >>>> some recipien ts see the images OK and some do not, it is NOT anything >>>> at >>>> his end. It's highly likely to be a setting on your own computer's >>>> client >>>> or in your account settings at your ISP. >>>> >>>> Too many variables/possibilities and too little detail to target a >>>> response >>>> accurately, but ... >>>> -- Is your ISP scraping and deleting the attachments? Usually that's a >>>> selection around the AV protection area of the ISP's settings, on his >>>> server. >>>> -- Are you the only one in your group that uses your particular ISP? >>>> ISPs >>>> can have differeing settings and defaults so if ISP X works OK, that >>>> doesn't >>>> really say ISP Y will work OK. >>>> -- Have you set your client Options to not accept attachments that >>>> could be >>>> dangerous? If so, turn it off. >>>> -- The fact that others see them isn't helpful unless you also know >>>> that all >>>> the others are using the SAME mail client and version of their mail >>>> client >>>> as you are using, have all selected the same virus and spam an d >>>> attatchmen >>>> t settings the ISP may offer and all are identical. >>>> -- Have you, just for grins, tried installing Thunderbird or any other >>>> client to see if it sees the images OK? If another client does see >>>> them, >>>> then it's going to be some setting on your end. Actually that's what I >>>> suspect it's going to end up being anyway. Try comparing you computer >>>> account and ISP settings with someone and look for differences, and/ore >>>> try >>>> installing a different mail client. The browser counterpart of >>>> Thunderbird >>>> is FireFox - an excellent browser with only a couple very annoying >>>> "features" but they're harmless. >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> >>>> Twayne >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered >>>> through personal experience does not become a >>>> part of the moral tissue. >>>> >>>> . >>>> >> >> > > |