[Ham-Linux] Live or deceased?

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

I have access to a web page server that I also use to swap data and 
programs with a client. It has public and private sections so I can and 
do easily post photos and files.

In years past when I've tried yahoo groups, I've received excessive spam 
messages from yahoo and yahoo spammers so that I refuse to even look at 
yahoo groups that require some form of signing in.

I believe it is possible in these lists to allow limited size 
attachments, like maybe 100K maximum, but if there are still 
participants doing dial up those can be a royal pain blocking e-mail for 
extended periods, and those using smartphones sometimes run out of data 
per day without large e-mail attachments. Then there's data efficiency. 
binary attachmentts to e-mail grow about double in size because e-mail 
only guarantees the printable ASCII characters and the common control 
characters, not 8 bit binary. So 8 bit binary gets sent using only about 
70 unique characters in combinations doubling or more than doubling the 
attachment size. ftp and http downloads do come through as 8 bit binary 
so are considerably better at using the available bandwidth when its 
limited. I was limited on dial up about 7 miles from the central office, 
too far to get DSL, then I went to Verizon Wireless that has a monthly 
limit and many out in the country are using satellite services with 
daily limits and both have severe penalties when the usage goes over. 
Now I have 4 megabit service in the country with fiber to the home and 
no monthly limit so I'm nearly in heaven. I could get a higher data rate 
for more money but so for any time downloads are slow its the server at 
the source end, not the path locally.

A hazard with allowing larger attachments is that they can contain 
unfriendly parts if spammed and if there are many subscribers the main 
list server bandwidth gets eaten alive.

I noticed from the archives that the last discussion was in December. I 
think my inquiry has caused some good discussion and maybe we should 
make it point to post here to remind subscribers that its still working. 
I discovered it and 4 others that I had not moved to my new e-mail 
address because qth.net didn't send me monthly reminders of them.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 7/4/2013 5:44 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
> Prior to your message, Jerry, the last one was in December.
>
> The linuxham at yahoogroups.com list seems to be the more active these days.
> A lot of traffic seems to be moving to YahooGroups, since photos and
> files can be posted there.
>
> You guys tell me if you want the list to stay around.
> I'm willing to continue being the admin, if so.
>
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
>
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