> On Sat, 25 Feb 2017 21:58:05 +0100, Miroslav Rovis wrote:
> > On 170225-09:19-0500, Harry Putnam wrote:
> > > Setup: VBox vm running gentoo(amd64) guest on a win-10 (64bit) host
> > > Hardware: HP xw8600 - 2x Xeon CPU X5450 @ 3.00GHz - 32 GB ram
> > [ some cca. 80k text cut here ]
> > Go for the guides, in which you will find that sending 5.5M log in an
> > email is plain wrong.
> On this list, it is preferred to attach logs rather than post them
> elsewhere with a link. That way all the information stays together.
> However, as Stroller mentioned, the escape codes make a bit of a mess.
> Logs this large could be gzipped before attaching.
> > Read e.g. how to post bugs on Bugzilla. shouldn't be hard to find.
> This wasn't a bug report but a request for help.
> Neil Bothwick
A 5.5M log is too much for most people, myself included, to read.
Gzipping has two disadvantages: can not be read directly, one being that the
attachment must be extracted to a separate file for reading outside the mail
client.
Other downside is that a gzipped file must then be base64-encoded for email.
Base64 encoding multiplies the attachment size by 4/3 (four-thirds), negating
most of the reason for gzipping.
Tom
