Are images “off” by default in every email reader/client?
No. In fact, in terms of pure numbers, images are “on” by default in most email readers. What we mean by this is that in most email readers when your message appears it appears with images displaying by default. Unfortunately, while a larger quantity of email readers have images “on” by default, some of the most widely used email readers have them “off” by default. This means when your message arrives, your images do not display by default and, depending on the email reader, are replaced with white space, grey boxes, or something more onerous like a security warning. Below we’ve provided examples of some of the more popular email readers and whether images are on or off by default: • Images are “On” by default in: AIM.com, AOL.com, Cox, Comcast, Earthlink, Outlook 2002, Roadrunner, Lotus Notes, Yahoo’s inbox folder. • Images are “OFF” by default in: AOL 9, Gmail, Hotmail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, Outlook Express 6, Windows Live Mail 4. I was told using Goodmail
