Microsoft Outlook: There's a big image file in there

  • dans / 204 / Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:56:00 GMT / Comments (7)
  • Hi
    I have rec'd several emails which have a picture file of obvious size, but
    do not show up as attachments, or show in the window. They are in code,
    visible in Source but not otherwise.
    OE 5 on a G3, OS 9.2.2.
    Help me get them to show!
    Thanks
    dan
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    1. "Dan S" <archicast...bellsouth.net> wrote:

      > Hi
      > I have rec'd several emails which have a picture file of obvious size, but
      > do not show up as attachments, or show in the window. They are in code,
      > visible in Source but not otherwise.
      > OE 5 on a G3, OS 9.2.2.
      > Help me get them to show!
      > Thanks
      > dan

      I would try to increase the memory assigned to Outlook Express...
      <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tg.online/macfaq/articles/038.html>

      ...and then compact the database...
      <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tg.online/keyboard/oe5_database.html>

      If that doesn't work, ask the sender to send the file again.

      HTH,

      Ricky
      If you need to reply directly to me, just remove the capitalised letters
      from my faked e-mail address. Otherwise, please post back to the
      newsgroups.

      See Q048 on http://machelp.webhop.net/ for more details on
      protecting yourself from newsgroup spam.

      tgonline_mvp | Sat, 31 May 2008 22:13:12 GMT |

    2. The images I cannot get at are only from a mass mailer (totally voluntary, I
      want them.)
      Have compressed several times.
      TIA
      Dan

      > From: "TG Online (MVP)" <tg.online...NOntlworldSPAM.com>
      > Organization: NTL
      > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac
      > Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:37:26 GMT
      > Subject: Re: There's a big image file in there
      > "Dan S" <archicast...bellsouth.net> wrote:
      >
      > I would try to increase the memory assigned to Outlook Express...
      > <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tg.online/macfaq/articles/038.html>
      > ...and then compact the database...
      > <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tg.online/keyboard/oe5_database.html>
      > If that doesn't work, ask the sender to send the file again.
      > HTH,
      > Ricky
      > --
      > If you need to reply directly to me, just remove the capitalised letters
      > from my faked e-mail address. Otherwise, please post back to the
      > newsgroups.
      > See Q048 on http://machelp.webhop.net/ for more details on
      > protecting yourself from newsgroup spam.
      >

      dans | Sat, 31 May 2008 22:14:07 GMT |

    3. "Dan S" <archicast...bellsouth.net> wrote:
      [vbcol=seagreen]
      > The images I cannot get at are only from a mass mailer (totally voluntary, I
      > want them.)
      > Have compressed several times.
      > TIA
      > Dan

      Perhaps Outlook Express is treating the message as spam/junk, and therefore
      refusing to display the pictures for reasons of security. Can you view
      pictures sent in other messages?

      Ricky
      If you need to reply directly to me, just remove the capitalised letters
      from my faked e-mail address. Otherwise, please post back to the
      newsgroups.

      See Q048 on http://machelp.webhop.net/ for more details on
      protecting yourself from newsgroup spam.

      tgonline_mvp | Sat, 31 May 2008 22:15:06 GMT |

    4. Should I move the slider-bar of the spam filter to less stringent?
      Yes, I'm getting pics from individuals, and maybe not from mass mailings.
      But the mass mailers are in my address book.
      Dan

      > From: "TG Online (MVP)" <tg.online...NOntlworldSPAM.com>
      > Organization: NTL
      > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac
      > Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:19:57 GMT
      > Subject: Re: There's a big image file in there
      > "Dan S" <archicast...bellsouth.net> wrote:
      >
      > Perhaps Outlook Express is treating the message as spam/junk, and therefore
      > refusing to display the pictures for reasons of security. Can you view
      > pictures sent in other messages?
      > Ricky
      > --
      > If you need to reply directly to me, just remove the capitalised letters
      > from my faked e-mail address. Otherwise, please post back to the
      > newsgroups.
      > See Q048 on http://machelp.webhop.net/ for more details on
      > protecting yourself from newsgroup spam.
      >

      dans | Sat, 31 May 2008 22:16:11 GMT |

    5. "Dan S" <archicast...bellsouth.net> wrote:

      > Should I move the slider-bar of the spam filter to less stringent?
      > Yes, I'm getting pics from individuals, and maybe not from mass mailings.
      > But the mass mailers are in my address book.
      > Dan

      I'm not sure what else to suggest on this one, Dan. I wonder if the issue
      is related to the way the mass mailings are composed? There can't be any
      major issue with your installation of OE, otherwise you wouldn't be able to
      receive any images within e-mails at all. I guess you could try playing
      with spam settings, but I don't get the impression that this will really fix
      anything.

      I'm using Entourage now and that gives the user the explicit option to
      download images if they were not already displayed within the message. I
      don't believe that OE has the same feature.

      Ricky
      If you need to reply directly to me, just remove the capitalised letters
      from my faked e-mail address. Otherwise, please post back to the
      newsgroups.

      See Q048 on http://machelp.webhop.net/ for more details on
      protecting yourself from newsgroup spam.

      tgonline_mvp | Sat, 31 May 2008 22:17:10 GMT |

    6. TG Online (MVP) wrote on 14/2/2007 10:44 am:

      > I'm using Entourage now and that gives the user the explicit option to
      > download images if they were not already displayed within the message. I
      > don't believe that OE has the same feature.
      > Ricky

      Hi chaps,
      OE 5.0.6, Prefs, Display, Show attached pictures in messages.
      Which may baulk at big images.

      Try Tools, Accounts, edit Account, Options, Partially retreive messages over
      a certain size? uncheck this for a while.

      Empty MS Internet Cache, (search for "OE5Cache.waf"), mine is 10MB, I think
      the size was dictated by Explorer? If this is smaller than the images you
      are expecting, you may be out of luck (or get MSIE 517 classic/523 X from a
      backup, and adjust the cache size?).

      HTH, &B-) Ian
      (false address), please reply to newsgroup!

      ian | Sat, 31 May 2008 22:18:13 GMT |

    7. If I hit "forward" the message appears in the outgoing message!
      I'm thinking in some cases the pic file has a bad name such as
      pic.filejpg.jpg
      Dan

      > From: Ian_ <anonymouse...waitforit.com>
      > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac
      > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:35:01 +0000
      > Subject: Re: There's a big image file in there
      > TG Online (MVP) wrote on 14/2/2007 10:44 am:
      >
      > Hi chaps,
      > OE 5.0.6, Prefs, Display, Show attached pictures in messages.
      > Which may baulk at big images.
      > Try Tools, Accounts, edit Account, Options, Partially retreive messages over
      > a certain size? uncheck this for a while.
      > Empty MS Internet Cache, (search for "OE5Cache.waf"), mine is 10MB, I think
      > the size was dictated by Explorer? If this is smaller than the images you
      > are expecting, you may be out of luck (or get MSIE 517 classic/523 X from a
      > backup, and adjust the cache size?).
      > HTH, &B-) Ian
      > (false address), please reply to newsgroup!
      >

      dans | Sat, 31 May 2008 22:19:17 GMT |