What is “Content-ID” and how does it reference inline images?

The Content-ID uniquely identifies a specific embedded file in a MIME message. When an HTML body references an image with `src="cid:filename"`, the mail client matches that ID to the embedded file.

This creates the illusion that the image is hosted remotely, when in truth it’s right there in the ship’s hold.

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