I doubt that MATHEDCC majordomo rejects attachments; I couldn't
find anything in the documentation about it. Since attachments are
really just long files added at the end of an email message,
majordomo probably just considers it as a long file. However, we
do have a limit of 40000 bytes for a message.
As Paul and John indicate in their messages below, I strongly
recommend against placing attachments on email messages to
MATHEDCC. As an administrator of Math Archives, I do not like to
see the system be bogged down in mailing out so many long
messages especially when most of the recipients do not want it. I
believe that some people are charged for the time for the
downloading of the message with the attachment even if they don't
know about the attachment. Frankly, I would not open any
attachment to an email message unless I knew that the person
who sent it to me was going to send it to me. Even then there are
risks since there are some viruses that remain hidden until an
email message is sent and the virus is then attached to the email
message without even the sender knowing about it!
We would be willing to provide space on the Math Archives for such
files for general distribution (as long as they are math related, etc.).
Then the author of the email message can just give the URL for
the files and then anyone who wants the file can download the file
from Math Archives.
Best,
Larry
> Larry, does the MATHEDCC majordomo support attachments. Could you please
> clarify this for the list subscribers. Thanks
>
> Brian
>
> >Reply-To: Paul Hertzel <hertzpau@niacc.cc.ia.us>
> >
> >John Chamberlain wrote,
> >
> >>Many listservs to do not support attachments, or at least not
long ones.
> >> Even if this one does, when you send a file attachment,
everyone on the
> >> list must endure the download. Frankly, most folk do not appreciate an
> >> unsolicited attachment, or can't decode it, or have no immediate need
> >>for
> >> it, or have only a slow modem connection, or are running out of disk
> space,
> >>or are too worried about viruses to ever open it, and so forth.
> >
> >Indeed, some listservs have begun refusing attachments. Bandwith is an
> >important consideration, but the virus potential is the main thing. A
> >listserv is a wonderful breeding ground for viruses. Even if you know
> >the file is
> safe
> >because you created it yourself, others do not know this and must suspect
> >any unsolicited attachments out of self-preservation.
> >
> >John's suggested alternatives are the way to go.
> >
> >Paul Hertzel
> >NIACC
> >Mason City, IA
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