Hi again Ronni, I just checked RAW SOURCE and I see what you mean. So I guess the email cannot connect with the original image source and consequently produces this result.
> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> > Subject: Re: Question marks in emails ? > Date: 8 Dec 2014 9:49:57 pm AWST > To: WAMUG Mailing List <wamug@wamug.org.au> > > Hi Ronni, > I got 3 emails today from the same sender. > 2 of them contained the Blue Squares with White Question Marks. > However they also contained some images. > I suspect that they have been forwarded to me and so are probably the “second > hand message” scenario ! > >> On 7 Dec 2014, at 4:37 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com >> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi Stephen, >> >> Is this an attachment ... do you see a paperclip (which indicates an >> attachment) If so does the image display on Quick Look? >> click on the paperclip arrow ↓ Quick Look >> >> If you continue to have problems, there is another possibility: it might be >> the image server’s fault. >> >> Whenever you see these images in an HTML message, you are really viewing a >> web page, which means each image has a web address associated with it. If >> the address is incorrect, or if the image has been pulled from the server, >> you will see a blue question mark box because Mail cannot load the image. >> There is nothing you can do about this short of contacting the person or >> company who sent you the message to see if they can correct it. >> >> Have you checked the Raw Source of the problem messages? >> >> Other scenarios: >> 1. Mail is not finding any link to an image. >> 2.Mail is not finding a properly encoded image attachment. >> The next step will see if there is an improperly encoded message. >> 3. To see the raw message, in Mail select the message and then View > >> Message > Raw Source. >> The image (and any other attachment) will show as a very large block of >> random characters. >> >> Also if the problematic messages are not the original but second-hand - >> forwarded messages. >> There is another downside to HTML mail. It is difficult to forward HTML >> messages while preserving their content--especially when they include links >> to external files. Those links are easily broken when the messages are >> forwarded. >> The blue question mark placeholder can be the result of a broken link to a >> standard graphics or animation file. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >>> On 7 Dec 2014, at 4:05 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com >>> <mailto:chap...@bigpond.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ronni and thank you ! >>> I do have “Load Remote Content” checked. >>> And the messages have not been in JUNK mail. >>> So perhaps I have had some internet issues at some point (or points). >>> >>> Next time it happens I will run through these scenarios and check. >>> >>> >>>> On 7 Dec 2014, at 3:45 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com >>>> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Stephen, >>>> >>>> If you receive an email in Mail that has blue boxes with question marks in >>>> them, this is for one of three reasons: >>>> 1. You have no Internet connection, which prevents Mail from downloading >>>> the images. >>>> 2.The message is in your Junk Mail folder. Mail refuses to grab images for >>>> these messages as a safety measure. In this case, you must take the >>>> message out of your Junk Mail folder (or click “Load Images” at the top of >>>> the message while viewing it). >>>> 3. The option to display remote images in messages is turned off in the >>>> Mail preferences. >>>> >>>> If your problem stems from scenarios #1 or #2, you know how to fix this. >>>> You either need to connect to the Internet (at which time Mail will >>>> automatically download the messages), or you must take the message out of >>>> your Junk Mail folder. >>>> >>>> To fix the problem with scenario #3, follow these steps: >>>> 1. Select Preferences from the Mail menu. >>>> 2. Click on the Viewing tab in the Preferences window. >>>> 3. Make sure that you check the checkbox next to Display remote images in >>>> HTML messages. Or in Yosemite Mail - Load remote content in messages >>>> >>>> If this box is not checked, Mail will not load your images, and you’ll see >>>> blue boxes with question marks instead. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7 Dec 2014, at 3:27 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com >>>> <mailto:chap...@bigpond.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi folks, >>>>> >>>>> Just recently I have received a few emails containing small blue squares >>>>> containing white question marks. >>>>> I think that is where an image should be embedded in the email. >>>>> >>>>> Now one of my recipients has told me that he has received one from me >>>>> like that. >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas on how to change this please ? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Stephen Chape >>>>> >>>>> Mac by choice >>>>> Windows because my employer knew no better >>>>> >>> >>> Windows because my employer knew no better >>> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > Mac by choice > Windows because my employer knew no better > > > > Regards, Stephen Chape Mac by choice Windows because my employer knew no better
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