[MlMt] Download Images still downloads 1 pixel ones

[Henry Seiden]

Yes. I can see where that can be a problem when you open an email. There 
is no snapshot or any way to see what you’ve got attached.

Respectfully,

Henry Seiden
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On 7 May 2022, at 22:05, Randall Gellens wrote:

> On 7 May 2022, at 7:53, Henry Seiden wrote:
>
>> Hello Randall,
>>
>> I use the download feature all the time to get single images (not 
>> Download All) and get the full item in my Downloads folder where it 
>> was set. Thinking that was the default, but not sure).
>>
>> Further thoughts:
>> 1. Could it be that your download isn’t being directed/specified to 
>> the proper place? Maybe not since the 1px file link is there.
>> 2. Does a restart of the app or the machine make a difference
>>
>> MM Preferences>Default Downloads Folder>select/specify the folder 
>> location (name/location), including a sub-folder. Note that in the 
>> Menu page there is a checkbox to “Insert file link when removing an 
>> attachment.” That may have something to do with what you see. Mine 
>> is checked by default.
>>
>> Have a go at those settings.
>>
>> My version is r5895, but I think those settings are the same in the 
>> release version.
>
> Hi Henry,
>
> I'm not trying to download attachments (I access attachments via their 
> icon). I'm talking about the "Download All" and "Download" buttons 
> that appear when a message contains embedded images. Some messages 
> contain many embedded images and it isn't possible to know which ones 
> I want to see. I appreciate that MailMate categorizes embedded images 
> as either "blocked" or "strictly blocked," but I was hoping that 
> 1-pixel images (which are obviously trackers/beacons) were categorized 
> as "strictly blocked" and that "Download" (versus "Download All") 
> wouldn't download them.
>
> --Randall
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