On 2009/04/23 09:08 (GMT-0700) John Andersen composed:
L. V. Lammert wrote:
No other list to which I subscribe allows them - is there a good reason to allow attachments? If not, can they be turned off?
There are some technical problems that can best be solved by sending certain logs or screenshots. That's why they are tolerated even if not officially allowed or encouraged.
Most other lists I am on prohibit via stripping, which I think is the best approach to sharing large troubleshooting information blocks. There are pastebin-type places logs and images can be uploaded by those who don't either their own hosted web site or have Apache running to host them themselves, with URLs thereto welcomed on the lists. Including images and other files of 20k or more as attachments is what spammers do. It is not welcome, and unduly loads the email system. If you're going to permit attachments, you might as well be permitting HTML too. :-p -- "He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty." Proverbs 28:19 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org