Retrieve an image from an email inbox using WAP

I can do this from my Yahoo inbox using the POP3 email client on my Motorola v550 but I when I use
it's WAP GPRS (I suppose that's IMAP?) to access the same inbox, I just see the email with a
place-holder graphic and not the image. The same is true from my o2 and Plusnet mailboxes which
allow POP3 or WAP access.
Is this due to a restriction of the mailbox providers (... and if that's the case do any allow it?)
or have I got something configured wrong? (I tried both image as an attachment and image in the text
body)
I am guessing that it designed to force you to use their image-sharing (... and why not order a few
prints while you are here... ) facilities.
Can anyone succeed where I have failed?

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"Pat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I can do this from my Yahoo inbox using the POP3 email client on my Motorola v550 but I when I use
>it's WAP GPRS (I suppose that's IMAP?) to access the same inbox, I just see the email with a
>place-holder graphic and not the image. The same is true from my o2 and Plusnet mailboxes which
>allow POP3 or WAP access.
> Is this due to a restriction of the mailbox providers (... and if that's the case do any allow
> it?) or have I got something configured wrong? (I tried both image as an attachment and image in
> the text body)
> I am guessing that it designed to force you to use their image-sharing (... and why not order a
> few prints while you are here... ) facilities.
> Can anyone succeed where I have failed?
>
>

Replying to my own post:

Having given up on emailing images from PC to mobile (non-POP3) I used a workaround suggested by
Matt Wheeler:

"create a simple HTML page linking to your MP3, upload
both to the webspace. Then, on the phone, go to the web address and
download the mp3 to your phone."

Which works fine for images and is easier for the recipient (if they already have the url as a
shortcut - no email password needed.)
I have to send a text saying "Pick up your picture" so I lose the advantage of having picture and
text together. For just one picture I always use the same filename so the link on the html never
needs changing.

Just in case anyone was wondering about the same thing (and is even slower than me...)
I expect there is an easier way... ?