Remote Content in Thunderbird - Protected/Proxy Loading?
As I understand it, Thunderbird does not load many images in emails by default because the external provider of that image would receive the user's IP address. It seems… (daɗa karatu)
As I understand it, Thunderbird does not load many images in emails by default because the external provider of that image would receive the user's IP address.
It seems like some clients, such as outlook.com and gmail.com, just proxy the remote content so the user's IP is only exposed to the proxy provider (Microsoft and Google).
Is there a way to achieve this using Thunderbird? When I check images from my Microsoft or Google accounts, Thunderbird still seems to be retrieving them from their original remote sources. Could it instead obtain them through the email provider directly?
Alternatively, I have a VPN, though I seldom enable it for all traffic. Is it possible to bind remote content loading to a specific network interface?
I am making a feature request for official support (https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/remote-content-in-thunderbird-protected-proxy-loading/idi-p/65074).