Times they are a changing...
In the past, large email attachments were generally frowned upon on
mailing lists.
However, two things are different here.
One, large is a subjective, ever shrinking term in "Internet time".
Two, this is a graphics API list. Very often code and/or images are
need to explain a problem or idea.
If you have too much trouble getting the email, you can always try the
online archive. I use it all the time when I need to search as well.
Brad Schrick wrote:
> At 8:07 PM -0800 2/16/01, Fiasco wrote:
>
>> Is it common practice for people to stick 200-300kb attachments in their
>> mail list posts? Some of us have to get our mail over a modem and dont
>> appreciatte waiting 5 minutes for it to download every day.
>
>
> -- most email readers allow you to set a maximum size for message retrieval,
>including attachments, in particular Netscape and Eudora at a minimum
>
> -- if the message is larger than the maximum, the maximum is retrieved and displayed
>(often including gibberish at the end)
>
> -- the mail clients then give you the option to download that particular message,
>with attachments, or wait until you are on a high-speed connection, or delete the file
>
> -- this is a life saver, though it does require management, or large files can pile
>up on your email server
>
> -- B.rad
>
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