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Re: Attachments on Nav-L list
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 2005 Sep 10, 07:29 -0700
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 2005 Sep 10, 07:29 -0700
Jim: Sounds like a great idea. Set it up as best for you and I'll revise the page and send out a mposts on the procedure. Cheers Dan > [Original Message] > From: Robert Gainer> To: > Date: 9/10/2005 4:17:25 AM > Subject: Re: Attachments on Nav-L list > > Dan said, > "Unless someone can provide a server with attachment space -- No attachments > on the Navigation-L List." > > Dan, > I would be more then happy to expand the space that you use now for the Navl > page on my server. I will even go one-step farther and offer to manage the > files that people think should be available to other members of the group. I > do not think that sending things out to all members automatically is > appropriate because of the bandwidth problem, but the files can reside on my > server to be downloaded by any member who wants them. > > If you want to consider doing this, you could make a link on your page that > points to an ?Attachments? page and I will place any files sent to my e-mail > on that page to be available for download by others. If I run out of space, > the Hudson Fisheries Trust has offered to make space available for this > project on one of the servers they control. The link on the ?Attachments? > page would be transparent to the user and he would not see any difference in > use between warehousing the files on one server or the other. > > This might be the painless way to let the members share files and I think it > is worth doing. > All the best, > Robert Gainer > > _________________________________________________________________ > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to > get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement