[Sigia-l] OT: ID of emails

[Dave Collins]

Looking for some direction/wisdom on sending pictures in emails to clients.
If OT, could someone point me in the right direction?

I want to send a picture in an email (it's a map to our new digs, so no
viable text-equivalent.) so that it opens up *directly* in the email, not as
an attachment.

(Set aside for the moment the obvious question: Why force it on users? Why
not just make it an attachment with accompanying descriptive text in the
email, and give them a choice?)

I know that there are issues wherein the viewer is able to control how
images/attachments are processed, and that's what I'm looking for.

Is it *possible* to create an email such that a graphic is directly embedded
and reliably viewed?
What are the details about how this embedded viewing gets turned on/off, or
does not work in certain situations (eg Outlook settings, other mail apps)?
I'm sure this is not an uncommon need. What is the general way of handling
it? If not reliable, what's the next best?
What is this called so I can go researching it? Email embedded graphics?

Thanks.

Dave Collins
User Interface Design
Phoenix Interactive
4th floor, 137 Dundas St,
London ON, N6A 1E9
V: 519.679.2913 x292
F: 519.679.6773
E: dcollins at phoenix-interactive.com