[Techtoolslist] Poll - Message size! Anyone still on dialup?

[Phillip Eaton]

Big attachments are no problem, as phone email clients leave them on the
server, but tonnes of text are not good for phone bandwidth, especially if
the thread gets popular, and especially if you live in an area with crappy
reception.

As mentioned, snipping threads is awkward on a phone and everyone forgets
anyway.

If the directory listing was an attachment it would have been no problem as
it would be absent from all the replies.

Perhaps make the limit 140 characters like Twitter :-)

Game on,
Phil
On 13 Dec 2012 01:55, "David Shoemaker" <davids at oz.net> wrote:


> 2mb is pretty standard as the limit on a mail.  Allows for some reasonable

> resolution images to be passed around (screen shots, schematics grabs etc).

>

> But no, no dialup here (since 1995 :)

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com

> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com] On Behalf Of Martin White

> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 1:25 PM

> To: Technical Tools Mail List

> Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Poll - Message size! Anyone still on dialup?

>

> Don't see why not. As I just put in a separate mail, most modern mail

> clients will handle any size issues themselves these days...

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: John Robertson

> Sent: 12/12/2012 21:07

> To: techtoolslist at flippers.com

> Subject: [Techtoolslist] Poll - Message size! Anyone still on dialup?

>

> It has come to my attention that the restrictions imposed on the list from

> when it started in Nov of 1999 may not be valid any more...I had set the

> maximum message size to 40K as a number of people were on dialup and

> complained bitterly about the wasted bandwidth.

>

> So, UNLESS someone sends me a private email to say no, I am going to open

> the gate to (dare I say) 500kb which I think is sufficient for 2012 folks.

> This will allow a zipped disk image for example...

>

> If others want to argue for even larger emails feel free to carry the

> discussion on TTL.

>

> Your ever suffering moderator,

>

> John ;-#)#

> _______________________________________________

> Techtoolslist mailing list

> Techtoolslist at flippers.com

> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist

> FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org

> Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

> _______________________________________________

> Techtoolslist mailing list

> Techtoolslist at flippers.com

> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist

> FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org

> Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

>

> _______________________________________________

> Techtoolslist mailing list

> Techtoolslist at flippers.com

> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist

> FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org

> Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

>