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Re: 126K, twice

by wwagar

29 November 1999 22:14 UTC



        Let me second Jozsef's request.  I returned to my computer after a
five-day break to find not two but three humongous posts, all from the
same source, eating up all my server space.  Jozsef's suggestion of how to
share long posts is excellent.

        Warren


On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Jozsef Borocz wrote:

> Friends,
> 
> Messages of this size can clog people's mail servers. Especially if one is
> away from one's computer, or if one has only a student account, or if one 
>is 
> logging in from somewhere outside of the U.S. So it would be both prudent 
>and
> polite not to send large files indiscriminately. Especially not twice.
> 
> I think there is a way to avoid this, even if the statement you are eager 
>to
> share with the whole wide world cannot be expressed in any form under 50
> thousand words. Here is what I suggest: create a website on your account,
> save your large file in .html format, upload it, and send a brief message
> to wsn with the web address. 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jozsef Borocz
> 
> 

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