[oclug] Why not config OCLUG email lists to allow attachments ?

[Andy Civil]

Brett Delmage wrote:
> On Fri, 8 May 2009, Andy Civil wrote:
> 
>> Today's Dilbert is pertinent. I'll try to attach it, I don't know if
>> this list strips attachments or not...
> 
> Is there any reason why OCLUG lists are not set to the mode where
> attachments are allowed and then are stripped, with the link to the
> archived ("scrubbed") attachment included in the outbound list message?
> The attachments could be limited to standards-based formats.
> 
> This is all available with a few Mailman settings.
> 
> I know people on other lists I have set up have liked that mode of 
> operation. No big emails spammed, but with the utility of attaching png 
> scans, pdfs, ogg files, etc. that list subscribers can access if they want.
> 

That's such a smart idea, I don't know why all lists don't do it.

The huge downside of gmail is that I don't get to see messages I send to the 
list; google does so much right, I don't know why they broke this one. I should 
switch to my Yahoo! account for lists.

I got a message that my post was awaiting moderator approval because it exceeded 
40k (mine was 60k). I wonder if that needs updating; I'm now getting spam that 
pass the 100k level (they don't bother compressing the trojans so much apparently).

Here's the Dilbert I meant; I don't know how long it will remain visible for:
http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2009-05-08/

-- 
Andy