Re: Disable images in message content (outlook 2003) - show placeholders only

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From: Roady [MVP] (newsgroups_DELETE__at__DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net)
Date: 08/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 09:31:29 +0200

Outlook only blocks pictures that are linked to an Internet location not
when they are embedded.

The solution for you would be to read all your messages in Plain Text so
even embedded pictures won't be displayed (just as an attachment).
Tools-> Options-> tab Preferences-> button E-mail Options...-> read all
standard mail in Plain Text 

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
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"Troy Simpson" <troysnet@SNIPhotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:OtABM5NiEHA.3264@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I'm surprised I couldn't find a similar question in this group, although 
> it
> would more than likely have already passed on into archive.  Anyway, no
> matter what settings I use I still get inline images in my emails (already
> played with settings under tools...options....  Sometimes messages from
> outside outlook get turned into placeholders, sometimes they don't.  I'm 
> not
> really interested why some are converted and some are not (probably due to
> the sender's setup).  I want the images to be turned off whether the 
> emails
> are coming from internal or external (anywhere).
>
> The reason is that I access my PC from remote desktop via modem and read 
> my
> email.  Even setting remote desktop to 256 colours makes images of any 
> size
> tiresome to download.  Images from remote desktop are fully loaded (with a
> full screen refresh), then fully loaded with the full screen refresh 
> again;
> it's really, really frustrating (why, oh why does remote desktop refresh
> twice, once is good enough!!!!!!!).  If I could disable images to show
> placeholders only it would be a big help.  Is there a free
> VBA/COM/Managed/Other addin that does the trick?  Reading email without
> images is almost as fast as sitting at the desktop, even through a modem
> (believe it or not), and it's more convenient than trying to synchronize
> 10,000 emails from a home installation of outlook (yeah, yeah, you can
> restrict headers, but I'd rather use remote desktop!).
>
> BTW, I know that a fix is to change the setting via Internet Explorer but 
> I
> want it for email only; I don't want to be messing with settings when 
> going
> through remote desktop, I'd rather it just be some simple set-once
> configuration that allows right-click for image download for all email
> messages.
>
> No "search google" responses - been there, done that, found crappy
> commercial products.  Will appreciate very much a simple answer that 
> works.
>
>
> ~Troy
>
>
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