Re: Viruses on Lists
Louise Parsons wrote:
>
> In the realm of garden lists I think that this "netiquette" you mention is
> especially true, but as systems upgrade, some of the rules of "netiquette"
> become fair game for change.
<big snip>
> Cheers, Louise
Hi Louise,
Thank you for your interesting and detailed reply. I have worked with
computers for many years - I became a computer programmer in the
mid-60s, later a systems analyst, and - for a time - a systems
programmer. So, although I am "an old-timer" I have a fair general
knowledge of "what goes on" even though I have now been retired for some
ten years.
What I said in my original posting was what has been stated as "List
Policy" on the Organic Gardening List, a fairly busy List averaging
30-40 posts a day. Several subscribers to that List had been outraged
when large attachments - such as photographs - were sent to the List.
Some of them have slow modems, some of them have unsympathetic ISPs - in
some cases these simply reject postings with attachments, or strip them
off - some of them (this is common in countries outside the USA) pay for
their Internet connection by the minute, and objected to having to pay
for lengthy downloads they had not asked for and did not want.
However, I take your point that different Lists have different needs and
policies, and that what may cause offense on one List may be perfectly
acceptable on another.
Sincerely,
Tony
> At 08:55 PM 10/24/00 +1300, you wrote:
>
> >Moira and I are subscribed to several Mailing Lists, and it appears to
> >be generally accepted "netiquette" that attachments should /never/ be
> >sent to an entire List! Also - for similar reasons - HTML-coded email
> >messages are unpopular, not all email clients can display them.
> >
> >The general rule (on these other Lists) is - if you have a photo or
> >something aimilar to share, then a message should be sent to the List
> >asking those who wish to get the attachment to contact the would-be
> >sender, who will then send the attachment to those individuals. Another
> >much recommended course is to post the photo(s) to a Web site that
> >provides this facility, and post the URL to the List, so that those who
> >are interested can then use their browser to look up the site.
> >
> >Tony
> >--
> >Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
> >Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)
