Smaller Picutures

I do agree that "netiquette" suggests that any pictures sent to a List
should be in a small format. As has just been demonstrated to us, a
perfectly sharp clear photo can be sent in a form that does not occupy more
than about 40KBytes.

Like Chas Dills (Hi, Chas!!), I too am 83 (or almost - one more week to go!)
and on a pension, and a computer is an important "discretionary spending"
for me. For many years however, we could not afford more than dial-up access
to the Internet, and large files to download were a real pain in the butt!!!
It has only been in the past 2-3 months that - thanks to the generosity of
our children - we have been able to afford to switch to a broadband
connection.

Large photo files are /still/ a nuisance however, since they cannot be
easily viewed directly from Outlook Express - they have to be saved and then
picked up again in another program, or a photo editor which permits fitting
the photo to the monitor screen!

Those with digital cameras are always advised to "use the largest format you
camera can manage" in order to get files that can be used for enlargements,
or extensive editing, without unacceptable losses. That's fine, I do that
myself, but common sense and ordinary politeness should dictate that photos
to be emailed should always be reduced to a small size (personally I aim for
800 x 600 pixels, but any similar size will do) before posting.

The only exception to this should be /after/ the intended recipient has
agreed that they are happy to accept large photo files. This cannot be
achieved on a List open to many subscribers.

Tony Ryan

----- Original Message ----- From: <yarrow@sfo.com>
To: "med-plants" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: Smaller Pictures; was: take pity...


I too have a "slow" connection, so to manage the inevitable huge files that
some relatives and lists send, I've changed the settings on my e-mail
program to skip messages larger than a certain size. In Eudora, it's on
the
Special menu under Settings, under Checking Mail. The too-large messages
get stored on my ISP's server, where I can go online to look at them (or
just delete them). Depending on your ISP, the server space can fill up and
you can stop receiving e-mail if you don't clear your mailbox regularly.
Tony & Moira Ryan
Wainuiomata NZ
Pictures of our garden at:-
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherie1/Garden/TonyandMoira/index.htm
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