Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

HTML Mail Preferences

Use the HTML Mail tabbed section to set preferences for HTML mail. Table 11–7 lists the HTML mail preferences that you can configure.

Table 11–7 HTML Mail Preferences

Dialog Element 

Description 

Loading Images group

You might receive messages that contain images in the body of the message. You might also receive messages that contain links to images on the Internet. Linked images might be slow to load, and in some cases might provide information to senders of spam email. 

Select one of the options from this group to specify what Email and Calendar does with linked images. Select one of the following options:

  • Never load images off the net: Select this option to never download linked images.

  • Load images if sender is in addressbook: Select this option to download linked images only if the sender is in your list of contacts.

  • Always load images off the net: Select this option to download all linked images.

Show animated images

Select this option to show animated images that are either inserted into, or attached to, messages that you receive. 

Prompt when sending HTML messages to contacts that don't want them

Select this option to display an alert when you send a message in HTML format to a contact who does not want to receive messages in HTML format. The alert is displayed when you send a message in HTML format to a contact in your contact list that does not have the Wants to receive HTML mail option selected.