I have this problem where I get an email that has wonderful pictures (html, css, or somthing) on my iphone and ipad they display correctly. On Mail in OSX on my iMac they are just a bunch of text and hyperlinks. A good example of this is the promotional emails from Nik Software. Why is this happening and how do I fix it? Thanks all!
Mail-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Mail 5.2
As a side note, when viewing the source code of the email I find that...
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
Anyone know how to display these properly in Mail on the Mac? It renders properly on iphone and ipad.
Mail > Preferences > Viewing > Display remote images in HTML messages
Be aware that information will be sent to a remote server whenever you open such a message.
Hey Linc, thanks for the reply! That seems to be checked by default. Perhaps I need to add not every email has this problem. It is only a few that end up rendering like this. I end up looking at what should be a pretty email with something like below. It appears to be a problem displaying multi-port MIME formated emails, though I have not isolated that for sure. I have also considered emailing the company and see if they have heard complaints from their Apple users. It isnt just Nik Software, a few other emails show up like this as well, not rendering properly. Nik just happens to be the example I have.
Nik Software Focus Newsletter - May 2012 - Upgrade Your Software, Snapseed Mobile 1.4
Having trouble viewing this email?
http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=4ec9f5719d3c516aec376b4be6cd71ea23767802 968d5617ce47da040849f5ac
View it in your browser .
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http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=7848040084ad01fa5265356797b0abd49ede5abb 64fdb88dd6e5b9de4a3980e9
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http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=4ec9f5719d3c516a63381137fb0beccbe26e3bbe 03940ee340727e43e5c0cf87
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http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=4ec9f5719d3c516a63381137fb0beccbe26e3bbe 03940ee340727e43e5c0cf87
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http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=4ec9f5719d3c516a6b83f1e545c7d682f5b82bde ae4e705b3eefcca9b8503cd5
http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=4ec9f5719d3c516a64a6bf70848d5158f9184cfe 63b8d6828c9c5735a88ecf21
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http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=4ec9f5719d3c516a6b83f1e545c7d682f5b82bde ae4e705b3eefcca9b8503cd5
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http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=7848040084ad01faeb3825d1d82e352e19582e64 78421cea1e20ddb3080e83f9
http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=4ec9f5719d3c516a8b66d90d47c8bba318792847 eaaf2422e2047bcdd0c673a7
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http://click.mailus.niksoftware.com/?qs=7848040084ad01faeb3825d1d82e352e19582e64 78421cea1e20ddb3080e83f9
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I tried to load one of those pages. It crashed the Web Content process immediately, and I gave up after about a minute. Those are crap links.
The links are fine and not the point....The problem is why is OSX Mail not formating the email correctly. I got an email from Amazon Deal of the Day...same problem. On iPhone it looks correct, on OSX Mail, it is just text. Not every email does this...just a few. Does anyone know why this might happen?
------=_Part_19736278_803079346.1336207500731
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_Part_19736279_419846827.1336207500731"
------=_Part_19736279_419846827.1336207500731
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
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Back up all data if you haven’t already done so. Before proceeding, you must be sure you can restore your system to the state it’s in now.
Quit the application if it's running.
In the Finder, select Go ▹ Go to Folder... from the menu bar, copy the text on the line below into the box that opens, and press return:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist
Move the selected file in the Finder window that opens to the Desktop, leaving the window open for now.
Launch the application and test. Your settings will be lost. If you still have the issue, quit the application, put the file you moved to the Desktop back where it came from, and post again. Otherwise, delete the file on the Desktop and recreate your settings.
I think I have the same problem with the OP, and this didn't solve my problem.
My problem is: Some mail, sometimes, from some senders seem like corrupt (or show only as plain text) only on my MBP Mail app. When I rebuild, the problem usually dissappears and the mails are rendered correctly. But, the next time I sync, some new mail, 1% maybe, again doesn't display properly.
Thanks in advance for any solutions.
I have the same problem!
I have the same problem, too.
It is seemlingly inconsistent, same sender will send html, sometimes will come through, sometimes not. If I look at my e-mail provider's website, the html is consistently present, even on the ones that are not presenting in html.
If, through my e-mail provider's website, I move an html e-mail to a folder, that e-mail stays html in my Mac Mail folder (e-mail is imap'd).
Anyone?
I have the same problem. As no one has submitted a reply in a couple of months I wonder if anyone has a solution. I have to go to my Yahoo mail account to read the messages in question so the problem is in apple mail.
Has anybody on this tried rebuilding the Mailbox? Sometimes helps sort out weird Mail behaviour:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11811
Thanks for the reply Paul. I immediately tried the rebuild but there was no change.
Any idea if there is a fix for this issue? it's quite infuriating!
I Have the exact same problem and know several people with this as well. Ironically the main document I have a problem with is MacWorld,
Three years later and I have the very same problem on a MacBook Pro running Sierra. A few emails aren't showing html. Email from eBay for instance is close to gibberish. Email from UPS shows text and links. Others seem fine. By the way they all display as full html on my iPhone. Anybody solve this? Anybody got any ideas? Many thanks!
Some Email Not Displaying Correctly
