An alteranative approach is to post a preliminary message offering the
attachment to anyone interested. It can then be sent direct to the personal
mail box of list members on request.
I have to agree with Jason that it's bad practice to send unsolicited mail
with large attachments. If the recipient doesn't use web mail then they have
no way of knowing about it or deletng it in advance.
Phil Hall
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda D. Bergeron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:51 PM
Subject: [USMA:36292] RE: File attachments (we need a rule!)
hmm, I see your point, but the problem is that not everyone has a website
where they can post a large file and just provide a link in the email.
Linda
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Phil Chernack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:36290] RE: File attachments (we need a rule!)
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:31:44 -0500
The only problem with that is that it still does not stop the email from
going onto the receiving server. The person's remote mailbox will still
have the email in it thus, generating a possible warning from your email
provider.
Phil
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf
> Of Linda D. Bergeron
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:22 PM
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:36289] RE: File attachments (we need a rule!)
>
> Instead of a rule limiting file size, how about a requirement that the
> email
> that the file is attached to specify it's size? This way, people can
> make
> there own decision as to rather or not they can download it.
>
> If someone finds a given file too large, they can contact the sender
> *privately* and request it in a format (if it can be done) that is not
> as
> big.
>
> Linda Bergeron
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "James J. Wentworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [USMA:36285] File attachments (we need a rule!)
> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:31:14 -0900
>
> 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
>
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