simple example of mimelib? and embedding (not attaching) images in email sent with python.

[Roman Suzi]

On 16 Aug 2001, Stephen wrote:

> Markus wrote: 
> 
> >> the actual message as opposed to having them attached.  This way, they
> >> display when the recipient views the message.  Just how does one
> >> compose a message like that with Python may I ask?
> >
> >As far as I know, those image _are_ attached. But the body of the 
> >message is html, and contains an img-tag that references the attachment.
> >
> >May be you can get a raw look on the source of such a message to 
> >further introspect this.
> 
> I checked this on Eudora and you're right.  Eudora detaches the image
> and places it in a folder called "Embedded" and then uses an IMG tag 
> <IMG SRC="file://.... Eudora\Embedded">

My understanding is that the place differs between different mailers. And
also it presents security hole if I call my image con\con.gif, for example
;-) If you use Windows, this will hang your machine. 

> Note that this is different from the usual place Eudora would store
> attachments so there has to be some way this is noted in MIME.
> 
> 
> 
> Roman Suzi <rnd at onego.ru> wrote :

>  This is our <b>bold</b> new logo. Hope you like it.
>  <img src="http://www.yourserver.com/yourlogo.gif">

THis is not interesting. Interesting is really embedding.
And that is what doesn't have uniform standard, if I am not
mistaken.

Another way to embed image is to use

X-faces: encodeddata

but I never used that too ;-)

>  Love Steve
> 
> Then Microsoft Outlook will send it as is and you'll receive the exact
> same HTML as above. But Outlook Express will actually include the image
> and send it as an 'embedded' image as described previously.



Sincerely yours, Roman A.Suzi
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