Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the mlist feature where a contributor's file is stored on the mlist server and the mlist software provides a link to the file/document/photo/whatever. A user extracts the file at their own choice/leisure/risk/etc. - ----- Original Message ----- From: <shino@ubspainewebber.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] For All But Brian To Read > i agree, attachments are a bad idea. > > email is ideal for textual infromation, poor for media. > the main flaw is duplication of content, which when the > list is large, and the content is fat, makes for > extremely poor use of bandwidth. > > better to send URLs for images; it's up to the discretion of the > receive to see them. > > -rei > > > From: Pascal <cyberdog@attglobal.net> > > > > On 26-05-2001 06:22 S Dimitrov wrote: > > > > > oes that mean we'll be able to start > > > sending in HTML and attachments? > > > > This would be clogging up subscribers' email boxes and hard disks and, > > moreover, not all email programs are coping well with attachments, html and > > the like. Plain text is the rule, and so it should remain. We should all try > > to avoid "polluting" our systems more than they already are... :-) > > > > Pascal > > NO ARCHIVE >