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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 28 Dec 2006, Lee Forrest wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 04:45:18PM -0800, Lee Forrest wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 06:32:40PM +0000, sindi keesan wrote:
> > >
> [delete]
> > > So do you need my help for this project?
> >
> > Yes. I told you I don't do attachments and have no experience
> > there and am not interested in learning how.

If zip and jpg and wordprocessor and pdf attachments have similar looking 
lines in them before the base64 part, would it be enough to send you an 
email with one generic small binary attachment as a sample?

> > Sending big, non-text files via email is one of the things that
> > has served to wreck the email system. It makes it easy for
> > spammers and virus-spreaders and spyware-spreaders and the like.
> > And eats up bandwidth and clogs routers/gateways.

Do you have a better idea for sending scanned copy, or photos?  I always 
remind people to scan at 300dpi, black and white not photo, and ask for 
gif not bmp, etc.  And write people back when they send me 7MB photos 
straight from the camera promising to view them some day at the library.

> > Originally, you sent _letters_, text, by email, and other
> > things were sent by FTP, kermit, uucico and the like.
> >
> > That's how I think it should be done. I don't like being
> > a part of the abuse of the email system.
> >
> > Because of this abuse, it has been rendered almost useless.
> > Most people don't even bother anymore.

Spam is the big problem, not attachments.
> Lee

Sindi