put an inline image (embedded image) in smtp email

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hi together:-)

i have the following Problem:

i just want to put an inline image in my emailmessage...

however, it is always attached...

my code:

Content-Type: image/cgm
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: inline

[image]

why is it attached, even tough i declared it inline? (the Image is a jpeg)

spent already 16 hours at this problem......

thx for your help;-)

Posted 6-May-14 5:27am

Member 10781325

Updated 6-May-14 5:28am

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CHill60 6-May-14 11:35am

I presume none of the solutions on your previous post helped? how to put a bitmap in an email[^].
Without seeing your code we cannot possibly help you

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 6-May-14 11:56am

This is correct content disposition. Try with some other mail client, maybe you are using incorrect one...
—SA

Member 10781325 7-May-14 5:39am

thx for the quick anwsers! 
i am using gmail, that should be a good mail Client... or not?^^ 
 
i am using the send method of MSDN (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740149(v=vs.85).aspx) 
 
so i send several strings to a socket. I am sending the following strings: 
 
MAIL FROM:<example@gmail.ch> 
RCPT TO:<example@gmail.com> 
DATA 
Content-Type: image/cgm 
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 
Content-Disposition: inline 
--encoded image--- 
. 
quit 
 
what is wrong here...?:-)

Member 10781325 7-May-14 16:12pm

any idea what is wrong?
i am sooo exhausted...

Member 10781325 8-May-14 8:34am

has someone code, that works?:-)

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