RE: [Alug] 500Bytes - 40 Gig

-- Email : martyn@drake.org.uk Web : http://www.drake.org.uk Web : http://www.martyn-drake.info -----Original Message----- From: main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk [mailto:main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk] On Behalf Of xsprite@bigfoot.com Sent: 02 December 2001 17:46 To: MJ Ray Cc: main@lists.alug.org.uk Subject: Re: [Alug] 500Bytes - 40 Gig on Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 03:29:18PM +0000, MJ Ray wrote: > Long config files I'd rather see placed in webspace somewhere than sent to > the list, but I don't think that's been discussed here yet. Attachments > have. ok, I didn't see uuencoding some content as attaching it (attaching usually refers to mime these days..). Pasting some config files are still attachments by this definition though. I agree unnecessary attachments are bad. But if someone specifically asks for the contents of a file or it are necessarily to demonstrate something, I personally would far prefer to have that posted to the list. Someone (I apologise to that person) decided recently not to post command output to the list for fear it would annoy you. Something in the faq/mailing list welcome/reminder, like this might help clear things up: "You should avoid attaching files of any kind, this includes MIME/Base64/uuencoded files. It is quite acceptable to post a short extract from any relevant configuration file or command output. For long contents and additional files, place them on an ftp or http site and post the url. Signatures should not exceed 4 lines. Avoid webmail systems that automagically attach advertising signatures." > You're assuming that every person will want it. I doubt that 10% of the > 150+ subscribers to this list wanted that zip file (only one person > requested it, so sending it offlist as an attachment would probably have > sufficed), so I'm not sure how that would change your figures. well, the list isn't just accessible by ~150 people. Posts to the list outlast subscriptions, and yes, I've got this "but what if in $timeperiod someone has the same problem, and we already have a good archive of answers" in my head lots. Information (including addition files) need to be easily accessible to them. I have suffered too much from dead links in archives in the past. above!