On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:58:46 -0500 Came this utterance fomulated by Web Kracked to my mailbox:
> Guy Voets wrote: > >>>> However, I do not see any mention on the sending of email > >attachments to>>> the List. > >>>> Thank you. > >>>> > >>> On the link you posted, select mailing lists, item # 4 is; > >>> > >>> "4 Please do not send attachments with your message, as they add > >to the>> bandwidth burden we must all deal with. OpenOffice.org > >features several>> other avenues for persons interested in submitting > >attachments. Check>> with your project lead or send a message to > >[email protected] to>> find out which would be best for you." > >> I see, it was on the linked page: > >> <http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html> > >> > >> Many thanks, I had missed that. > >> > >> -- > >> Mike Dawe > >> > > > > Hello, > > > > This being said, most attachments are stripped from mails sent to > > tghe list. However, odt, ods etc. get through, which is sometimes > > useful to have easy access to an example of a problem encountered by > > a OP. I strongly vehemently oppose this viewpoint. > > Would it not be easier, and less bandwidth to just have the > attachment linked instead of attached? I find downloading and > saving attachments slow via email's system. Saving the file > from a link seems much faster for me. That is my preferred > method whenever possible. It does help that I have several > domains to choose from to save the "attachments" to, instead > of the email itself. +1 Free directories on the web do exist now and uploading a file to one is not that hard. I groan inwardly every time i see 1MB+ of files coming through on POP because of this. I curse outwardly when some idiot replies to a post and leaves the attachment file in their reply as well. Thankfully this hasn't happened for a while. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
