(meteorobs) Postimg Images to this List--Why Not?

[Wayne Watson]

Hi, Lew. I didn't know about list elves. :-) The problem with links is 
that although they may be easy to add, but it takes a considerable 
effort to put them on a web page. M. Kramer's suggestion might be worth 
a try. I can check into the Corel site and see how the manage it. I'm 
sure their elves delete unwanted stuff. Another possibility is to turn 
this into a Yahoo Group. One can post images easily there.

Lew.Gramer at noaa.gov wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for their suggestions re: image attachments and the list. We do not
> allow ANY binary attachments, for the simple reason that the software required to screen
> users from all possible harmful attachments is simply too cumbersome for our volunteers
> to manage. And considering that this problem can be got around by the simple expedient
> of including a LINK to an image or map in your post - it has just never seemed worth it.
>
> And further - even software which screens binaries for security, can still not review an
> image for CONTENT, leaving open the possibility that our little amateur science list at
> some point might be barraged with images of, well... who knows what.
>
> Like everything else to do with 'meteorobs', though, this policy might be changed if the
> community as a whole felt that the dangers of binary attachments were outweighed by
> the advantages (to the meteor community) of allowing images through.
>
>
> However, I respectfully ask that any suggestions like those above, be forwarded NOT to
> the list itself, but to your many cheerful List Elves. You can always reach us by emailing:
>
>     owner-meteorobs at meteorobs.org
>
> Thanks again to all our readers for their continued interest, and clear skies to all!
>
> Lew Gramer
> owner-meteorobs at meteorobs.org
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Kramer <kramer at sria.com>
> Date: Friday, August 17, 2007 5:04 pm
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Postimg Images to this List--Why Not?
>
>   
>> At 04:53 PM 8/17/2007, you wrote:
>>     
>>> Whether this can be done, I do not know. I think it should be 
>>>       
>> given 
>>     
>>> some consideration.
>>>       
>> May I suggest to the elves the idea of spawning a separate list 
>> called, perhaps, meteorobs-images at meteororbs.org? Those who wish to 
>> be subjected to images could subscribe to it, others could stay on 
>> the regular list.
>>
>> The new list could be set up to cross post to this present list, 
>> minus the images and the present list could be set up to cross post 
>> to the new list. That way one need subscribe to only the present to 
>> receive everything text only and to the images list to receive 
>> everything plus images.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Richard 
>>
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