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| Install a file size limitation. |
| By Dave Shoe - 06/12/2002 8:11:05 AM; IP 63.233.196.187 |
If you apply a picture file size limitation, it'll become impossible for any of us to be scolded for sending hi-rez photos. Just state what the max size is and put a block on larger photos.
Personally, I prefer sending oversized photos because the reader can then resize them as they wish. Big pics allow the occasional "wallpapering" of a particularly cool image. I do make wallpaper of unexpected images sometimes, just so I can review the picture more regularly. I've learned (slowly) not to send large photos to this site.
It took me a long while to comprehend the data transfer bandwidth issues you are facing. I now recognize you are not likely dealing with a T1 connection at a remote server stored inside an ISP, but more likely have a cost-effective DSL connection at a server parked in your basement - a single line which all forum activity must pipe through.
Please don't criticize us for showing our enthusiasm (large photos). Adjust the software so we can't screw up.
On a different note: Since I'm on the topic of webpage formatting, I'd like to ask forum participants a general question about the "choices" option and accessing posts more than a week old.
My PC sometimes forgets the info I've put into the "choices" window, and I then only have access to review one week's worth of posts. If I reload the "choices" window with my preferences, my PC will ignore my changes. This prevents me from being able to view posts which are up to a year old, and also prevents me from being able to view more than ten threads on a page. I've since learned how to correct this problem by adjusting a file in my PC.
Please post here if you are having these problems, or else email me at shoe@bitstream.net . I'm curious whether I'm the only one who has to deal with this, or whether there are others who deal with the same limitations.
Shoe. |
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