[Ham-Linux] Live or deceased?

[qrv at kd4e.com]

I like to post files & pics on my Bluehost site but need to change the
permissions on the upstream folders so people can't back-into
everything else there ...

I'd be happy to be Google and Yahoo and Microsoft-free.

That's one of the reasons I'm looking forward to the TIZEN phone.

One group I am involved with is trying to port over to Wordpress
but that has proved a messy undertaking as Wordpress is not
natively well-suited for calendars with event notification push-
emails and sign-ups to participate and/or help with an event and
really isn't well-suited to simple email discussions either.

I'm not sure what non-Google, non-Yahoo, non-Microsoft alternative
there is ... I wonder if Moodle might work?

BTW: Is anyone else getting double-posts from this list?

> 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


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Thanks! & 73, KD4E.com

David Colburn - Nevils, Georgia USA

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