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The simplest implementation here would probably be something where the server pulls a copy of images and then bundles them into an inline blob in the IMAP email
by crooked-v 5y ago
The simplest implementation here would probably be something where the server pulls a copy of images and then bundles them into an inline blob in the IMAP email storage.
They're "reading your emails" for functionality like spam filtering anyway. This seems like it would work on basically the same level as that kind of stuff.
- warkdarrior 5y ago> They're "reading your emails" for functionality like spam filtering anyway. This seems like it would work on basically the same level as that kind of stuff. This is how Gmail started as well, and now Gmail is a big source of profiling info for Google advertising.
- lxgr 5y ago> They're "reading your emails" for functionality like spam filtering anyway. Except for iCloud addresses, I'm pretty sure that that's not true for Apple Mail.
- snowwrestler 5y agoFor most people using iPhones, Apple is not providing the server. On most iPhones the Mail app is hooked up to Gmail, company email, etc. So it will be interesting to see how Apple inserts itself into that setup to implement the image proxy.