[ARC5] Posting photos

[John Watkins]

Just use the email format, that keeps the size down.

John WD5ENU

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On Dec 17, 2015, at 6:05, "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> I think it would be an excellent move.
> One of our "smart people" should write a simple guide
> to making photos that are less than the limit.
> Something like:
> Use .jpg format, never .bmp or .tif  files.
> Check the file properties for size before posting.
> Display size for a .jpg under 256 kB can be quite
> large- 1600x1200 pixels.  Black-and-White files
> are much smaller size-for-size.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "AKLDGUY ." <neilb0627 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ARC5] Posting photos
> 
> 
>> Those of you who are subscribed to the milsurplus list will know that
>> the admin, Ralph W4XE, has in the past couple of days changed settings
>> to allow posts up to 256 kB. This was done to allow subscribers to
>> post small photos. Any text + photo post larger than 256 kB gets
>> rejected. Ralph has said that he will stop the option if subscribers
>> abuse the privilege.
>> 
>> Nothing has been said about doing the same for the ARC-5 list. In
>> private messages, Ralph has told me that he is not admin for the list.
>> 
>> What do members think? Is it a good idea and should we ask the ARC-5
>> admin to do the same?
>> 
>> 73 de Neil ZL1ANM
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