In message <[email protected]> Brent G DeWitt writes:
> At 10:07 AM 7/16/97 -0400, Peter Tarver wrote: > >It would be better to not have nonASCII graphics, so that all > >subscribers to the list get an even shake. Graphics can be posted to an > >anonymous ftp site or offered for delivery through "private" e-mail. > > > >Peter L. Tarver > >Nortel > >[email protected] > > I agree with Peter. In addition to the bandwidth and download time, not > everyone has access to Word (like UNIX/LINUX users) and having to download > something useless is even more irritating. > > The solution is quite simple. Tell the list you have the graphic and _ask_ > who wants to see it, then mail them directly. Alternatively, if you have > an ftp site you can park it on, they can get it themselves. And I agree most strongly with Brent and Peter. In message <[email protected]> Karthik Ethirajan wrote: > I support the idea of allowing attachments in this mailing list. Regarding > the > size limitations I feel 50KB is too less, as some of the .BMP bit-map files > averages about 300-350KB I would most strongly oppose the above. Not only is the download time for 300 KB (in my case at 14.4 KB/s at home, 28.8 at the office) grossly excessive, but loading such long files completely fouls up my mail reader. I support the idea others have mentioned, of prohibiting attachments and placing them on an ftp site (possibly one specially set up by IEEE for the purpose?) or Website, or offered by email. I realise it is not directly equivalent, but the guidelines adopted by majority decision for the sci.engr.electrical.compliance (s.e.e.c) newsgroup may be of interest. (The only objections were from people who wanted binaries banned absolutely, as they are from most similar newsgroups: in practice almost no binaries have ever been posted). GUIDELINES This is an unmoderated newsgroup and in the interests of participants it is hoped that the following guidelines will be agreed by users: 1. All postings should be in plain ASCII text, and on-topic relative to the charter and rationale of the newsgroup. It is helpful if you wrap text at about 70 characters/line, so that it may be moderately quoted without exceeding 80 characters. 2. Long binaries/graphics and long program files must NOT be posted. Please arrange for them to be available at an ftp or Web site. A short announcement describing the nature of the material and giving the URL where it may be accessed is welcome. However short binaries up to say 10k are acceptable, such as small schematics, diagrams, etc in compressed format (e.g. TIFF, JPEG or postcript). With experience of other newsgroups where binaries are permitted, and of email with attachments generally, I now feel they should be absolutely banned from mailing lists, newsgroups and other "broadcast" as opposed to one-to-one transmissions. Regards to all, Bill. -- Bill Lyons - [email protected] / [email protected] -- Bill Lyons - [email protected] / [email protected]
