[Camellia]

When I use a "test" email I find I am having trouble receiving gif animations which retain the movement. I use HTML and insert the gif into the body of the email. I could previously send these with total success, but since reloading after a crash I am unable to maintain the animation.

What is wrong now and how can I fix this........grandchildren love the created stories.

Thank you

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You need to make sure you are using HTML format for emails. Since you reloaded it, the option make have changed back to a non-HTML type so that is the first thing I would check. You can find it under Tools, Options, Mail Format.

Also, Outlook uses IE to render the HTML, are you having any issues viewing GIF's in IE?

[diabillic]

You need to make sure you are using HTML format for emails. Since you reloaded it, the option make have changed back to a non-HTML type so that is the first thing I would check. You can find it under Tools, Options, Mail Format.

Also, Outlook uses IE to render the HTML, are you having any issues viewing GIF's in IE?

[Camellia]

Thank you for replying, Cilix.
I am using HTML format format for the emails. I am uncertain what you mean about IE rendering HTML. I can view animated gifs when I look at them on a site. Is this what you mean.

Many thanks

[diabillic]

Yes, if you can view GIF's in IE then its an issue with Outlook and not IE. Do you have an virus scanner that integrates with Outlook? Some of them automatically convert to Plain Text and bypass the settings in Outlook. Disable any mail scanning that may be enabled and try it again. If that does not work, fire up your registry editor by going to your Start Menu then Run -> regedit, browse to this key:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Options\Mail

There should be a value there called ReadAsPlain. This should be set to 0. If you are not comfortable with messing around in the registry, there is a 3rd party tool that will do the same thing which you can download from here, Outlook Tools

Try that out and see what happens.

[Camellia]

Hi Cilix

I have been to the register and there are no options listed. I have Dataviz, Intallroot, Namespaces, Operations, Schedulinginformation, Search types, Setup and Upgradepath listed.

ON the other side I have AB (default) when clicked has no value, Internet mail, IsEMsab(value 0), and Microsoft Exchange.

Is this of any use?
Thank you for taking the time

[diabillic]

Yeah, thats all fine. Have you checked to verify there is no antivirus scanning the email?

[Camellia]

Hello Cilix

Your information is helpful.

I have Avast 4.7. When I looked at Internet mail it is ticked SMPT Protocol, News NNTP Protocol both inbound and outbound is also ticked. Heuristics is set to sensitivity...high.

What do you think I need to change?

Thank you

[diabillic]

Ok, I would set the sensitivity lower to a Medium or Low setting then if that does not work turn the heuristics off and uncheck all of the boxes then see what happens.

[Camellia]

Wow, thank you for all your input, Cilix

I unticked outbound SMPT protocol. and 'voila' that worked. My littlies who live in another country will be delighted to be receiving their emails again.

Merci beaucoup
Muchos gracias
and
Thankyou