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Re: displaying inline images in HTML email

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From:
Jenda Krynicky
Date:
May 3, 2008 13:42
Subject:
Re: displaying inline images in HTML email
From:           	Rob Dixon <rob.dixon@gmx.com>
> David Newman wrote:
> The src attribute of an HTML <img> element must be the URI of an image resource
> acceptable to the HTML renderer on your platform. I have never heard of anything
> that supports formats other than GIF, JPG or PNG files, so I don't th/ink your
> PDF file stands a chance. I don't know any way of rendering a PDF file as a
> component of an HTML page.

I know for sure MS IE used to display BMP* and I think PBM had some 
support as well.

Jenda

* I've had a coleague many years ago who only ever if at all tested 
his pages in IE and only on his computer. In this particular case he 
not only used absolute local paths (<img src="c:\...">), but also all 
the images were BMPs.

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