Well, I have an older machine and a slow modem connection. Further, although my email program is set to limit the size of messages it receives, sooner or later I have to download the file. Not knowing the size of it until under way is a PITA. If I choose not to download it, it sits on my server space, which can sometimes cause problems with my receiving other mail. I don't know why that is, but it is, nonetheless.
It's also bad manners, IMO, to send someone a large file without first asking their permission, or at least knowing that it's OK to do so. It will take me more than 4-minutes to download the file. And, as I said in my earlier message, these large files cause my system to malfunction in some way, which requires that I leave the mail program and re-enter it again. It's a problem that I've addressed with my ISP, but they have not been able to find the cause or the cure. That said, by putting the file on a web site, I can choose to download it at my convenience. Receiving it unannounced in my email is, to my way of thinking, like receiving a telemarketing call at dinner time. Finally, the file was sent on the assumption that I wanted it sent, which was not the case. I specifically mentioned that putting it on a web site would be preferable. I'm happy for you that you have a fast line and a computer that happily digests large files. Maybe one day I'll be so fortunate. Len Paris wrote: > > 400K is miniscule. Had no problem with it. But I'm on a cable > connection. Even at speeds as low as 9600 bps, 400K is not a > serious imposition. Other tasks can be carried out during the > download. Like reading your other mail or surfing the web. Of > course, surfing the web would be a real pain at 9600 bps but my > point is that it's all relative. > > Even if posted to a website, your computer has to download the > file (pictures, etc.) in order to present it on your screen. In > most e-mail programs you can set a limit to the size of the > e-mail that you'll accept. If it's bigger than you specify, > your e-mail client won't download it. > > One of the benefits of being Internet connected is to be able to > share pictures and files with our friends. I usually think of > PDML members as basically being friends. Even after I've been > flamed to a crisp. :-) -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
