title: Embedding background images in an e-mail
body: <p>I'm trying to use an embedded image in an e-mail as the background image, i've got the following code to embed it:</p>
  
  <pre><code>        LinkedResource backgroundLink = new LinkedResource("..\\..\\background.gif");
          backgroundLink.ContentId = "BackgroundImage";
          backgroundLink.TransferEncoding = System.Net.Mime.TransferEncoding.Base64;
          htmlView.LinkedResources.Add(backgroundLink);
          m.AlternateViews.Add(htmlView);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Then in the e-mail body i've got the following code to test:</p>
  
  <pre><code>        &lt;table background='cid:BackgroundImage'&gt;
              &lt;tr&gt;
                 &lt;td&gt;
                    test
                 &lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;/tr&gt;
          &lt;/table&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It doesn't display, but when i put it in as an image like this is is fine:</p>
  
  <pre><code>         &lt;table&gt;
              &lt;tr&gt;
                 &lt;td&gt;
                    &lt;img src='cid:BackgroundImage' /&gt;
                 &lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;/tr&gt;
          &lt;/table&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Does anyone one know why it won't display as a background?</p>
  
  <p>Many thanks in advance :)</p>