[USMA:36283] File attachments (we need a rule!)

[James J. Wentworth]

This morning I thought there was something wrong with my computer.  The 
e-mail program was stuck, attempting to download message 7 of 15.  Tens of 
minutes went by with no change.

I disconnected, then re-connected and logged into my web mail.  My ISP 
immediately warned me that my e-mail box was 140% over capacity, and it was 
because someone had sent several messages with multi-megabyte attachments to 
the USMA list!

I was so furious that I instantly deleted those messages without opening 
them.  I was expecting an e-mail message from a friend of mine this morning, 
and it was probably bounced back because the e-mail box was full.  We need a 
firmly-enforced rule on this list regarding e-mail attachment file size (if 
it's over X bytes, don't attach it--post a link!).  If this happens one more 
time, I'm going to unsubscribe for good.  --  Jason