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Just use the preference setting in Mail..
Authored by: willjwade on May 26, '04 03:10:28PM
If you are using Apple Mail just make sure the checkbox in the viewing tab is unchecked:
Display images and embedded objects in HTML messages
Turn this off to display only the text portion of an HTML message
For example I have this with no tick in the box and only on genuine HTML mails (e.g the apple newsletter ) I click the "load images" button in the mail. Far easier than keeping your netinfo/hosts file updated with all the spammers hostnames

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Just use the preference setting in Mail..
Authored by: xcgr on May 26, '04 03:31:21PM

Agreed. This is a much better solution than hacking the hosts flatfile.



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Just use the preference setting in Mail..
Authored by: ether on May 27, '04 01:44:20PM

The problem is when someone sends you something with legitimate
images (say a spec drawing), causing you to hit the "load images"
button, but also wants to get confirmation (that you, for whatever
reason, don't want to give them) that you got it.

THen you want to disable the image loads. Of course, as pointed
out, didtheyreadit.com is not the only site, and you will never be
able to disable them all. I guess you just have to check the source
before you load the images?



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