[Greenbuilding] ( I vote NO! ) Re: Sending photos through the list

[Carmine Vasile]

Rob: Isn't a picture worth a 1000 words in Canada too?Best regards,Carminegfxtechnology.com

> To: greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org
> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:33:48 -0400
> From: ArchiLogic at yahoo.ca
> Subject: [Greenbuilding] ( I vote NO! ) Re: Sending photos through the list
> 
> I would prefer that this List *not* have the capacity to include image  
> file attachments with emails.
> 
> Given the seeming inability of more than a few listmembers to <snip> out  
> the redundant/repetitive material from their messages before replying ,  
> combined with the propensity for multiple send-outs of the same message  
> occurring more often than one would like (whether due to listmembers' mail  
> programs, listserver glitches, moon phases etc) ... the spectre of a  
> mailbox full of multi-megabyte messages from this List is very real and  
> not something I'd care to be subjected to.
> 
> I would prefer to see:
> 
> (a) Something along the lines of Yahoogroups where images (or other file  
> attachments) can be put up at the List website so that members can have  
> the choice as to whether or not to download. This could be easily  
> accomplished right now simply by creating a sister list at Yahoogroups (or  
> similar) for the purpose of file-sharing (something that I already did  
> years ago "GB-r-Us at yahoogroups.com") and keeping text-only messages on  
> this List.
> 
>                  or
> 
> (b) Provide Listmembers with the option to choose whether or not they want  
> to have file attachments included with their emails (ie perhaps in the  
> same manner that members currently can select their mode of mail reception  
> ie individual messages or digest version or "No mail"/read from the  
> archives
> 
> 		or
> (c) as others have suggested, simply have members provide a link to a  
> website where images may be viewed.
> 
> -- 
> === * ===
> Rob Tom
> Kanata, Ontario, Canada
> < A r c h i L o g i c  at  Y a h o o  dot  CA >
> (manually winnow the chaff from my edress if you hit REPLY)
> 
> 
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