How to stop Outlook from linking to external content?

[bruce]

Is there a way to block external content in email messages, i.e. to not
allow Outlook Express to load stuff (like images) that are not actually
contained in the HTML formatted email message?

One way to do this would of course be to use ASCII text only. But I
like HTML formatting, I just don't want to reveal my IP address by
letting it load images from external servers.

I know how to do this with Mozilla Thunderbird but I can't seem to find
a comparable setting in Outlook Express.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Is there a way to block external content in email messages, i.e. to
not allow Outlook Express to load stuff (like images) that are not
actually contained in the HTML formatted email message?

One way to do this would of course be to use ASCII text only. But I
like HTML formatting, I just don't want to reveal my IP address by
letting it load images from external servers.

I know how to do this with Mozilla Thunderbird but I can't seem to
find a comparable setting in Outlook Express.

Thanks for your help.

This is a group to support Outlook from the Office group of programs.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and is a quite different
program, despite its similar name..

You will probably get a faster and more expert answer if you post this to an
Outlook Express news group.

Try posting in one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac for OE for Macintosh

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups).

If you're accessing the Microsoft newsgroups through the MS Product Support
Services Community Newsgroups web interface, click
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=InternetExplorer
to get to the Internet Explorer groups, then click the plus sign next to
your version of IE to see the link to the Outlook Express group for that
version number.

A good website for information on OE is:
http://www.insideoe.com

 

[bruce]

This is a group to support Outlook from the Office group of programs.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and is a quite different
program, despite its similar name..

You will probably get a faster and more expert answer if you post this to an
Outlook Express news group.

Try posting in one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac for OE for Macintosh

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups).

If you're accessing the Microsoft newsgroups through the MS Product Support
Services Community Newsgroups web interface, click
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=InternetExplorer
to get to the Internet Explorer groups, then click the plus sign next to
your version of IE to see the link to the Outlook Express group for that
version number.

A good website for information on OE is:
http://www.insideoe.com

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Okay thanks.