On 11/6/11 12:07 AM, Ray_Net wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 11/5/11 11:42 AM, Frog wrote: >>> Frog wrote: >>>> >>>> I am trying to make a .GIF signature file that can be attached to a >>>> message---like I can attach a piece of clip art to a message. Can this >>>> be done? If so, what are the steps to make this happen? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for any help sent my way. >>>> >>>> Frog >>> >>> I was about to give up on this signature attempt when I learned >>> about the Attachment of the signature being a problem. I then decided >>> if there was another way of accomplishing the same thing in a non image >>> file. I found the answer right in front of me and it seems to work with >>> few steps involved. Here is what I did (starting from the SeaMonkey Inbox): >>> >>> 1. Clicked "Compose" >>> >>> 2. Added an "Address", "Subject", and a Message Text. >>> >>> 3. I then clicked the selection V at the end of the small window >>> containing "Variable Width" typed in it. (This small window is located >>> under the subject space and above the message space. I then selected >>> "Script MT Bold" from the drop down list. >>> >>> 4. I next selected the font size for the signature by either clicking >>> the A Up Arrow or the A Down Arrow. >>> >>> 5. Lastly, I sent the message. >>> >>> Note: All of the settings I made during this process reverted back to >>> the original settings once the message was sent. >>> >>> I hope this all makes sense...if not, let me know. Also, I >>> believe this procedure will work without involving the attachment >>> problem identified in some of the responses...if not, let me know. >>> >>> Thanks again for your help. >>> >>> Frog >> >> The recipient will see your signature in Script MT Bold only if he or >> she has installed that font. According to >> <http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/index.shtml>, that font >> appears on only 58% of Windows systems and not at all on Mac or Linux >> systems. >> > So the best way is composing an html signature with an embedded .gif file.
Not really. The recipient might have blocked the opening of attachments. As I said before in this thread, inline graphics files (GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, etc) are separated from an E-mail message as the message traverses the Internet. They are treated as attachments until the recipient's E-mail application recombines them with the message -- BUT ONLY IF the recipient allows attachments to be opened and does not force HTML-formatted messages to be viewed as if ASCII-formatted. Why would a recipient block the opening of a GIF file? Because GIF files (and other graphics files, too) have been known to carry malware, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's US-CERT. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/>. Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
