Image attachment issue with Thunderbird
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Hello,
having tested the solutions from this forum without success, I am outlining my problem:
I want to send a group email with the recipients hidden.
I want to display a .jpg in the foreground (it shows up well in the email from an http link).
I have also included a link to a website and a mailto for replies.
When I click send, it says adding .jpg (or adding ... when I remove the image link), and the progress never stops.
Yet the messaging works normally with an empty email...
Help me, please
having tested the solutions from this forum without success, I am outlining my problem:
I want to send a group email with the recipients hidden.
I want to display a .jpg in the foreground (it shows up well in the email from an http link).
I have also included a link to a website and a mailto for replies.
When I click send, it says adding .jpg (or adding ... when I remove the image link), and the progress never stops.
Yet the messaging works normally with an empty email...
Help me, please
Configuration: Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0
13 réponses
I have the solution.
In fact, when you create your HTML page,
and you specify the source of your image,
you specify a relative path.
That is to say, relative to the location of your HTML file,
it will look for the image in a folder (by default, this folder takes the name of your HTML file) next to it.
Thunderbird does not handle relative paths,
apparently, it needs the absolute path.
That is to say, the location of the file from its root.
Basically, the solution is that when you open your email and you have this white box with a cross.
1/- You click on it and redefine your link in the relevant folder,
normally you should see it appear "previewed".
2/- Then copy the absolute address that Thunderbird has used to preview your image.
3/- Then open your HTML file with a notepad.
Go to the line of code where the "src" tag of your image is located,
and paste the absolute path.
There you go, by default Thunderbird will load your image with the absolute link in your signature,
every time you want to compose a message.
Best regards,
Bago...
In fact, when you create your HTML page,
and you specify the source of your image,
you specify a relative path.
That is to say, relative to the location of your HTML file,
it will look for the image in a folder (by default, this folder takes the name of your HTML file) next to it.
Thunderbird does not handle relative paths,
apparently, it needs the absolute path.
That is to say, the location of the file from its root.
Basically, the solution is that when you open your email and you have this white box with a cross.
1/- You click on it and redefine your link in the relevant folder,
normally you should see it appear "previewed".
2/- Then copy the absolute address that Thunderbird has used to preview your image.
3/- Then open your HTML file with a notepad.
Go to the line of code where the "src" tag of your image is located,
and paste the absolute path.
There you go, by default Thunderbird will load your image with the absolute link in your signature,
every time you want to compose a message.
Best regards,
Bago...
There is a bug in Thunderbird. I have the same issue with a signature that contains an http link to an image. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. If I remove the image from the signature, it always works.
I tried
inserting an image with the path from my hard drive and also with an http link that alone allows the image to be displayed
I also tried the .txt file as in the signature section, but I must be doing the wrong manipulation because the links work but the codes remain displayed and there is no image when reading the email.
inserting an image with the path from my hard drive and also with an http link that alone allows the image to be displayed
I also tried the .txt file as in the signature section, but I must be doing the wrong manipulation because the links work but the codes remain displayed and there is no image when reading the email.
Yes, I tried this solution, but the image is not displaying: a white square with a red cross (even when enlarged)
In fact, the image link http allows it to display, but when I send the email or try to save it, it gets stuck on "adding..."
In fact, the image link http allows it to display, but when I send the email or try to save it, it gets stuck on "adding..."
I finally managed to partially succeed in my attempt
- inserting the image by copying the http link into the URL box and the link tab
- creating hyperlinks (site and mailto) in OpenOffice Writer and clicked/dragged into the email
however, the email cannot be saved because after that the image is no longer visible
... I'm still struggling with the mailing list, is it possible to import one
from an xls or txt file instead of entering the contacts one by one?
- inserting the image by copying the http link into the URL box and the link tab
- creating hyperlinks (site and mailto) in OpenOffice Writer and clicked/dragged into the email
however, the email cannot be saved because after that the image is no longer visible
... I'm still struggling with the mailing list, is it possible to import one
from an xls or txt file instead of entering the contacts one by one?
Much simpler for this email problem that never gets sent
with the mention ''addition of...''
Close the message, click on save in drafts, reopen the draft and send
It works every time for me on Thunderbird 31.2.0
with the mention ''addition of...''
Close the message, click on save in drafts, reopen the draft and send
It works every time for me on Thunderbird 31.2.0
Except that "Save" does the same as "Send" (which is quite logical), it’s stuck in a loop with the same message "Adding ....". Maybe if the message specified what is being added, instead of just ".....", it would be simpler.
Does anyone know how to make Thunderbird a bit more talkative on this point? Also mentioning that the error console is silent.
Does anyone know how to make Thunderbird a bit more talkative on this point? Also mentioning that the error console is silent.
@bago, zag and the others... please refrain from responding to questions about the multiple bugs in Thunderbird.... Mozilla knows all about these "bugs" and wants to ignore them.
The problem with the addition... I've had it for years as well... for me, an affected email does not send unless I copy my text into a blank email and add the attachment to the new email... until now, I haven't found the real reason for this bug... it only happens with certain emails. I can't even save the text I've written... I have to copy it to save it. And to get rid of the draft that refuses to send, I have to restart Thunderbird.
Given that Thunderbird has multiple "bugs" and sometimes a series of "warning" screens with a stupid "OK" button, I'm fed up with Thunderbird. I advise everyone to try FOSSAMAIL... it seems to be more stable and less stupid than Thunderbird. Also, the people who handle it are not as stubborn as those at Thunderbird.
Best regards,
brainstuff
The problem with the addition... I've had it for years as well... for me, an affected email does not send unless I copy my text into a blank email and add the attachment to the new email... until now, I haven't found the real reason for this bug... it only happens with certain emails. I can't even save the text I've written... I have to copy it to save it. And to get rid of the draft that refuses to send, I have to restart Thunderbird.
Given that Thunderbird has multiple "bugs" and sometimes a series of "warning" screens with a stupid "OK" button, I'm fed up with Thunderbird. I advise everyone to try FOSSAMAIL... it seems to be more stable and less stupid than Thunderbird. Also, the people who handle it are not as stubborn as those at Thunderbird.
Best regards,
brainstuff
always just "turnarounds"... but no coherent solution.
The stories of the paths are probably the origin of the problem... but they are not very coherent: I receive an email with an image in it.. the image displays (TB knows the path to the image) and when I reply TB no longer knows where the image is and shows "attaching..." ... it's a stupid error and we shouldn't have to look for a HTML course to fix it!!!
I've had it with these stupid idiots and people who are so dumb that in over 10 years they haven't found a method to eliminate all the SPAM from our email: I'm the only one in the world who has a solution against SPAM but no one cares... even worse, the developers of TB create SPAM to annoy us!
Fossamail takes the bugs from Thunderbird... they're fed up with the stupid people from Thunderbird and they're even more than stupid themselves.
Pegasus mail seems better, but doesn't handle multiple accounts well.
Opera-mail is at the same point.
Ultimately "outlook" is still the best... at least we don't expect better.
I'm ashamed of all these "developers" who are incapable!
The stories of the paths are probably the origin of the problem... but they are not very coherent: I receive an email with an image in it.. the image displays (TB knows the path to the image) and when I reply TB no longer knows where the image is and shows "attaching..." ... it's a stupid error and we shouldn't have to look for a HTML course to fix it!!!
I've had it with these stupid idiots and people who are so dumb that in over 10 years they haven't found a method to eliminate all the SPAM from our email: I'm the only one in the world who has a solution against SPAM but no one cares... even worse, the developers of TB create SPAM to annoy us!
Fossamail takes the bugs from Thunderbird... they're fed up with the stupid people from Thunderbird and they're even more than stupid themselves.
Pegasus mail seems better, but doesn't handle multiple accounts well.
Opera-mail is at the same point.
Ultimately "outlook" is still the best... at least we don't expect better.
I'm ashamed of all these "developers" who are incapable!
Hello,
I agree with you!
Thunderbird was perfect until the moment it started to become seriously similar to Outlook!
For your information: OUTLOOKIZE = 32,843,422 configuration settings for around twenty that actually serve... and out of that twenty: 3 or 4 that are really interesting.
As for Thunderbird, the worst part is that the essential functions have not been taken into account... (HTML editing is disastrous, table management, image copying, composing...)
I still install THUNDERBIRD on the company's computers because it's definitely better than OUTLOOK and more than sufficient (even though that annoying 'Adding...' problem is recurring)
Note: on Linux machines, I've never had this problem!
Best regards,
I agree with you!
Thunderbird was perfect until the moment it started to become seriously similar to Outlook!
For your information: OUTLOOKIZE = 32,843,422 configuration settings for around twenty that actually serve... and out of that twenty: 3 or 4 that are really interesting.
As for Thunderbird, the worst part is that the essential functions have not been taken into account... (HTML editing is disastrous, table management, image copying, composing...)
I still install THUNDERBIRD on the company's computers because it's definitely better than OUTLOOK and more than sufficient (even though that annoying 'Adding...' problem is recurring)
Note: on Linux machines, I've never had this problem!
Best regards,
@k-koo Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your response... I was starting to feel all alone with these recurring issues...
The issue with "the addition of ..." has not been addressed for ... probably 10 years. They have started putting some of the "warning" messages with an "OK" button in a form without that stupid button. But the "Alert" messages like "Messages cannot be filtered to the 'mail 2' folder because another operation is underway" with an "OK" button are still there... I am downloading 1200 emails... of which about 400 cannot be filtered to an EXISTING folder, which is almost empty... it's crazy!
I don't like Outlook either (the single PST file is a ridiculous idea) ... but the multiple files in Thunderbird are not a brilliant idea either. There needs to be a directory structure like in Windows, with a file that contains the emails from one folder or sub-folder. This way, it's possible to restructure folders and sub-folders outside of TB without too many complications. (it's much faster than moving emails in TB)
Thank you also for the mention of Linux... I will try if it's not a bad idea to use a computer running Linux to manage emails... can TB use a profile created under Windows? I have (for a long time) put the "archive" emails on a NAS.
I use another idiocy of email programs to my advantage (and for the benefit of many clients): these mental midgets have separated POP and IMAP accounts on the servers... when you delete emails in an IMAP account, all the emails stay in the POP account and if you use the POP account it downloads all the emails (even those that have been deleted or marked as SPAM!). At first, I thought it was totally "tutut" but I turned the flaw into a Win-Win Situation! I always have 2 accounts in TB, one in POP and one in IMAP... I use the IMAP when I am traveling to read emails and to respond (the response is sent as a copy to my email address... so that the copy ends up in the POP account). I don't delete anything, and I don't put anything in SPAM... at home I retrieve everything via POP and I erase the unwanted emails. The emails on the IMAP server remain for an "unknown time"... the old ones disappear by themselves after a while. It's a good method for people who want to check their emails while traveling... and archive them at home...
The issue with "the addition of ..." has not been addressed for ... probably 10 years. They have started putting some of the "warning" messages with an "OK" button in a form without that stupid button. But the "Alert" messages like "Messages cannot be filtered to the 'mail 2' folder because another operation is underway" with an "OK" button are still there... I am downloading 1200 emails... of which about 400 cannot be filtered to an EXISTING folder, which is almost empty... it's crazy!
I don't like Outlook either (the single PST file is a ridiculous idea) ... but the multiple files in Thunderbird are not a brilliant idea either. There needs to be a directory structure like in Windows, with a file that contains the emails from one folder or sub-folder. This way, it's possible to restructure folders and sub-folders outside of TB without too many complications. (it's much faster than moving emails in TB)
Thank you also for the mention of Linux... I will try if it's not a bad idea to use a computer running Linux to manage emails... can TB use a profile created under Windows? I have (for a long time) put the "archive" emails on a NAS.
I use another idiocy of email programs to my advantage (and for the benefit of many clients): these mental midgets have separated POP and IMAP accounts on the servers... when you delete emails in an IMAP account, all the emails stay in the POP account and if you use the POP account it downloads all the emails (even those that have been deleted or marked as SPAM!). At first, I thought it was totally "tutut" but I turned the flaw into a Win-Win Situation! I always have 2 accounts in TB, one in POP and one in IMAP... I use the IMAP when I am traveling to read emails and to respond (the response is sent as a copy to my email address... so that the copy ends up in the POP account). I don't delete anything, and I don't put anything in SPAM... at home I retrieve everything via POP and I erase the unwanted emails. The emails on the IMAP server remain for an "unknown time"... the old ones disappear by themselves after a while. It's a good method for people who want to check their emails while traveling... and archive them at home...
However, I don't know if there is a maximum number of emails for group sending, but it seems that if you exceed 20, the receiving servers classify them as spam...? I saw a topic discussing opt-in...