Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This seems to be an irritating fact of life on the LUG, as many people unknowingly have their mail programs set up to automatically send the original posting as a MIME file attachment. At least they are small files. It is a pain (not since I have set my reader to refuse all attachments) to go into your downloads folder and find 100 1kb files in there. Another downside of sending mail attachments to the LUG is that it would stand to reason that it will slow the mail servers down even more. In the time it takes a mail server to transfer a 100kb file, it could have transferred 100 emails. - ----Original Message----- >From: "Patrick R. McKee" <info@photonewsnetwork.com> >Hello Marvin, >As I was reading this morning I noticed a "paper clip" on a message. Is >this not an attachment? No one has said anything. I see them on a regular >basis on some e-mails. Just asking for my own info. I just want to get >smarter. I am trying to be very careful because I do not want anyone to >take offense. Some other new people may also find this good to know. >Pat McKee >prm@photonewsnetwork.com >Minox007@aol.com >1-732-288-0009 > >---------- >> From: Leikon35@aol.com >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: [Leica] PLEASE READ !!!! / Dan & Marvin to LUG >> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 1:09 AM >> >> Yikes! Bad Advice! Please do NOT attach photos to your LUG messages. >> This is a sure way to generate a whole new thread that will finally put >> that filter/no filter fiasco to sleep. Many people on the Internet pay >by >> the minute, and it costs money to download a lengthy JPG. It is >considered >> bad form to send binaries (photographs) to mailing lists. The only >> acceptable method is to post the URL, or to ask for people to email you >> privately for the photographs in question. >> Dan C. >> << >> At 11:04 PM 15-06-98 -0400, Pat McGee wrote: >> >Hello Ferdinand, >> >The easiest and quickest way to show your favorite photo to LUGers is >to >> >use the HP software and store the photo on your hard drive. Then write >to >> >the LUG and send your favorite photos as an attachment to your e-mail >> >messages to the LUG. You can also get free software on the web under >> >"thumbnails". >> >Pat McKee >> ====================================================== >> Since Brian did not set up the LUG as part of the WWW, what Dan has >> written here cannot be overly emphasized as only email can be sent to >> the LUG w/o causing problems. Attachments can be sent in private mail >> or by email to & from users of aol4.0. >................................Marvin > > >