[MlMt] Inline pasted image

[leo]

On 12 Sep 2026, at 4:54, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:

> On 11 Sep 2026, at 4:25, Randall Gellens wrote:
>
>> On 10 Sep 2026, at 18:23, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
>>
>>> On 10 Sep 2026, at 18:51, Randall Gellens wrote:
>>>
>>>> On occasion I need to send an inline image. I used to copy the 
>>>> image, then paste it where I want it in the composition window. Or 
>>>> if the image is in a file, I could drag it into the spot where I 
>>>> want it. Now, this just produces a standard attachment rather than 
>>>> an inline image.
>>>>
>>> For dragging it, I use Markdown formatted email.
>>
>> Doesn't Markdown need a stable, externally-valid URL? If I say 
>> "file:/tmp/foo.jpg" that will be nonsense to the receiver. Or are you 
>> saying Mailmate will then attach the image and convert the URI to use 
>> CID?
>>
> The latter, as shown below.
>
> ![](cid:7C134915-3AC1-4604-BDEF-B0B6EF95684F at cs.columbia.edu 
> "DSZ_9437.jpg")

Yes, that works for me too. Do it all the time:

1. Set the message to Markdown
2. Drag an image file in from the Finder.
3. MailMate attaches the image *and* generates the \!\[]\(…) link to 
the mail-internal image. 😄

Happy emailing,
Leo
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