[Tickets #10477] Re: default setting for inline images: give link to show them

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/10477
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  Ticket             | 10477
  Updated By         | Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
  Summary            | default setting for inline images: give link to show
                     | them
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | 4.3.9
  Type               | Enhancement
-State              | New
+State              | Rejected
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> (2011-09-01 20:49) wrote:

> I am informed that the default setting intentionally blocks inline  
> images in Horde (IMP 4.3.9), so email such as newsletters cannot be  
> read.

Do you mean images contained in HTML?  We don't block inline images.

> We were able to change the config to offer the reader "show images",  
> which solved the problem, but why isn't this set as default? It  
> should be.

There's a reason they are blocked by default.  That's a crazy huge  
security risk to allow automatic loading of a foreign URL upon opening  
a message.