Forcing Thunderbird to Display Images

I am resurrecting this issue (Force Thunderbird to Display Images).

In my TB2.0.0.17 the Tools|Options|Privacy doesnot offer me a General, nor a box to uncheck "block loading of remote images ".

I got this from an article in http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy_basics_(Thunderbird)
TB2.x blocks images by default, and there is no good way around it
Some people at ufaq.org claim that it is not necessary.

 

Westside's link to the Mozilla KB article won't work, because it doesn't include the end [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]parenthesis character[/FONT] ") ". It's not his fault, though ... for some reason, the BBS software omits it as part of the link.

Either add the ")" character to the URL when the window opens or, more simply, click here.

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I spent long time, unsuccessfully, trying to get a link at ufaq.org. Eventually, I had to explain that the parenthesis stuff had to be typed in I did not even check the link, here, because it appeared to be there in its entirety. I don't think that it is this or any other website's fault. But, this website faked me out.
Jim, how did you get a valid link in "here "

 

Westside ...

It's simple ...

1. copy the desired URL to the clipboard.

2. in the BBS compose window highlight the word you want to use as the link.

3. click on the link icon (the one below the white smiley face in the HTML toolbar if you clicked on the "Post Reply" button, the second from the right if you use the "Quick Reply" window at the bottom of the page).

4. paste the URL into the window that opens and click on OK.​

Voilà!

 

Arie has given us excellent instructions for vB code:

http://www.windowsbbs.com/misc.php?do=bbcode

Scroll down to: URL Hyperlinking