[ARC5] Image attachments

[Peter Eijlander (PA0PJE)]

Folks,

Having seen that Randy could not only send mail with attachments but 
also that HTML embedded code is now allowed, we wiil see an enormous 
increase in data per mail.

Not everyone knows how to manage their mail clients, if used in the 
first place. Many think their Internet Browser is their mail programme.

I personally don't care, I do not read my mail on mobile devices, I use 
a mail client that downloads mail, then deletes it on the server of my 
ISP (POP3 protocol) and I have a flat-fee account on a fair use policy. 
My download speed is more than 5 megabytes per second. But... I doubt if 
everybody that reads this list has the same sort of account.

Years back there was a big issue on whether or not to use these 
techniques but the battle against it was lost. Mailman.qth.net was one 
of the last frontiers I suppose. To lots a blessing perhaps but I sure 
hope they will revert this decision...

I wish you all a healthy 2016!

73,
Peter




Op 2015-12-18 02:01 schreef Leslie Smith:
> Hello Peter (and others)
> I'm all for conserving our resources for the reason you (Peter) put
> forward here - if we use too much bandwidth then we will kill the
> service we all use.
>
> We (or at least I) live in a very affluent world.
> I have clothes on my back, food in the cupboard and a roof over my
> (pensioner's) head.  That's wealth!
> It's worth remembering that some-one, somewhere pays - even for
> apparently free services.
>
> If I must ask some-one to send me a particular file, photo etc  to a
> private e-mail address, then that's simply done.
>
>
>     73 de Les Smith
>     vk2bcu at operamail.com
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015, at 11:00, Peter Eijlander (PA0PJE) wrote:
>> Folks,
>> I am on other mailman.qth.net lists too.
>> It is their policy not to allow HTML and not to allow attachments.
>> Both will be stripped at processing.
>> Nowadays you sometimes see posts that have no text at all because they
>> are solely in HTML and miss the clear text. Smartphones are usually the
>> source...
>> They arrive empty on these lists.
>> The reason is simple: reduce bandwith to the max.
>> Allowing this will soon be the end of these services.
>> I for one do not send mail with markup, only plain text.
>>
>> If I would like to show a picture or a PDF I would FTP it to my personal
>> web page (I pay money to my ISP and one of the things I get in return is
>> server-space) and post the link where to find it.
>> By request I can send a file as attachment directly to any receiver
>> provided he/she has the space to collect it.
>>
>> Facebook is out of the question for me..
>>
>> 73,
>> Peter
>> PA0PJE
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Op 2015-12-17 17:50 schreef Randy:
>>> Since my tests have failed I have emailed the qth.net management for
>>> clarification.  This may still be policy but perhaps we can ask for an
>>> exception.  Will keep you posted.
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