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    Re: Rust's diagram for computing azimuth
    From: John Cole
    Date: 2007 Oct 10, 16:42 -0700

    Oops! I apologise to all for the big file. And I just committed the
    same offense again. I will research how to reduce the file size next
    time.
    
    John Cole
    
    On Oct 10, 12:08 pm, Bill  wrote:
    > George wrote
    >
    > > John Cole's references to Burdwood were interesting, and the page from the
    > > tables provided a useful illustration. But I ask John to consider that not
    > > all of us have a broadband connection, when he sends out attachments at
    > > nearly 4 megabytes.
    >
    > > This list doesn't discourage attachments, but asks that they should be kept
    > > short. I would suggest that a megabyte, or perhaps two, should be taken as
    > > an upper limit.
    >
    > I would second George's request.  At some point many dial-up ISP's will
    > refuse to download the file (approx. 5MB).  A 4MB file on my machine
    > requires about 15 minutes.  That is a long wait, especially if it is a topic
    > one is not following and destined for the bit bucket (deleted). Personally I
    > would suggest an upper limit, MAXIMUM, of 1 MB. There is not much that a
    > screen resolution (72 ppi) in GIF or a medium-high JPEG that would come
    > close to that limit. A higher resolution (240+ ppi) should be parked on a
    > site where download is optional IMHO.
    >
    > Thank you
    >
    > Bill
    
    
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