GMAIL & INTERNET EXPLORER ISSUES - RELATED CORRESPONDENCE - Hopefully this will shed some light on a couple of issues related to email applications and  internet browsers:

From: Lyle Davis:

Several folks on my email list(s) have written or called to tell me photo images are not coming through on my emails; others say things are working just fine.

That is problem #1.

Problem #2 is, several others are saying that my BCC (blind carbon copies) are showing email addresses of those to whom I am emailing. (The whole purpose of using BCC is to conceal addresses of those you mail to, so as to thwart hackers).

I passed along the problem to Troy Larson, my Art Director. It appears the solution to Problem #1 is on your browser settings, particularly if you are using Internet Explorer, and/or the need for me to embed pictures rather than forward what I received. Problem #2, we are still working on. Here's what Troy had to say:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Troy Larson: troyartssp at gmail dot com
Date: Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 2:31 PM

Subject: Re: gmail problems

To: lyle davis lyledavis4 at gmail dot com

Here is what I found out on the images question:

If you read some of the many other threads on this topic, you'll see that there are at least two issues involved.

1. Users of Internet Explorer need to have the viewing of Mixed Content - i.e. secure and non-secure items on one page - specifically enabled in order to see embedded images in GMail messages.

2. The forwarding of messages containing embedded images is currently not working properly in GMail.

So if you receive messages from friends with embedded pictures that they have FORWARDED to you using GMail, you may not be able to see the images. If you FORWARD such messages to friends using GMail, they may not be able to see the images.

However, if you send a NEW message to friends containing embedded images, they should be able to see them easily if they use Firefox or Chrome or Opera - but may have to change their internet settings to see them if they use Internet Explorer.

GMail are [sic] aware of the forwarding issue and are working to correct it.

As far as the other issue goes, there does not seem to be a clear answer on that one. You might want to call gmail on that one. I am just not finding it.

Now as for the cover, just let me know when you have something. Send me a pdf of the front page and I will work from there.

Later,

Troy