Re: [pct-l] RYAN Interest in "Attachment-friendly" list? (admin)

[Ryan Brooks <ryan@inc.net>]

The attachment list was voted down...  Sounds like what you're proposing could be
implemented with an anonymous FTP site.   Normal "viewers" could access it with a
browser, so this may work...

Ryan


"R.J.Calliger (510.651.1876)" wrote:

> Maybe a better idea is to find someone with 100 or so MB or even
> .5 GB and allow public posting of photos...photos would be remvoed
> after a 2 week or so posting time limit...anyone than could access--
> like a BBoard...and download (or ignore) to their hearts' content)--
> I wish I had the server and disk space as I then would be glad
> to volunteer the resources...
>
> Rich Calliger
>
> At 11:46 PM -0000 1/24/99, kahley7 wrote:
> >Ryan, did anyone every speak out on this??
> >I wonder if it didn't get lost in the shuffle.
> >I think it's a jim dandy idea.  So many pictures
> >out there that could be shared.  I know there is
> >a general avoidance of putting attachments to
> >at-l cause a lot of us have old machines that can't
> >handle them.  But if there was a seperate list that could handle
> >pictures and diagrams, I think it would be tres cool.
> >Any discussion that the pictures provoke could be cc-ed to
> >AT-L so that every one could kick in!   k./\
> >
> >Ryan Brooks wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Folks,
> >>
> >>     Wondering if people would be interested in an opt-in attachment
> >> friendly list?  The charter would be designed to allow people to post
> >> snapshots, etc.    I'd discourage normal discussions from taking place
> >> on this list, but rather stay on the relevant legacy list.
> >>
> >>     I realize a lot of this content should probably be web based, so I'm
> >> not so much interested in that conversation, but rather: Would people
> >> use this?
> >>
> >> Please send your comments to my personal mailbox... and Thanks!
> >>
> >> Ryan Brooks
> >> ryan@inc.net
> >>
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