[Robotgroup] attachments (was Official - no meeting 2008-02-14)

[Andre Lamothe]

Right of course, you can always put a link. But, just wondering how this 
list was set up. Sometimes its nice to draw a pic of something and just 
attach it rather than have to upload it somewhere and make a link.

Andre'

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vern Graner" <vern at txis.com>
To: "The Robot Group Mailing List" <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] attachments (was Official - no meeting 2008-02-14)


> Andre Lamothe wrote:
> > Does the mailing list allow image attachments? If so, what's
> > the max size?
>
> IIRC, the mailing list does not allow attachments, or if it does, the
> limit is VERY small (on the order of 1k or less).
>
> Historically we had lots of folks on dialup and others that us text only
> email readers (PINE for example) so the decision was made to limit the
> mailing list to bandwidth-friendly text mail. (picture being on dialup,
>  and your mailing list subscription method is digest, and you get 30 or
> so emails that all quote a 1 meg image. yow!) :)
>
> If you like to include pictures, links work well and that allows the end
> user to determine for themselves if they would like to use bandwidth to
> view them. :)
>
> Vern
>
> -- 
> Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE    | "If the network is down, then you're
> Senior Systems Engineer    | obviously incompetent so why are we
> Texas Information Services | paying you? Of course, if the network
> http://www.txis.com        | is up, then we obviously don't need
> Austin Office 512 328-8947 | you, so why are we paying you?" ©VLG
>


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> This is a tiny attachment! :)


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