Tom Rogers wrote:

> On the other hand, Andy has some valid points:

> ******
> >    Also, many PICLIST members pay for their internet access by the
>  >   byte... When you send them 81K of data that they don't want,
>  >   you're costing them money.
> ******
> Who still pays by the byte? I did an informal survey the last time this came
> up, and I got bupkiss for an answer. I asked my kid to check around at school,
> and he came up empty, too.

I pay by the minute/second! Did your survey include that too?

> I pay for storage above a certain reasonable amount. If I get my mail every
> two months or so I never exceed it.

I also pay for more than 2MB of storage.

> ******
> >    And... The PICLIST is archived on the web.  If your attached
>  >   files aren't filtered out by the archiving software, they take
>  >   up valuable space there.
> ******
> Yeah, they should probably be filtered out. How to do that is the real
> question.

Sorry guys but I think that argument is petty. What might be a factor is whether
tha large mail slows the system down....

But if you are desperate enough, you'll do anything....

> >    The best way to distribute binary files is to put them up on a
>  >   web page or ftp site somewhere, then just post a short message
>  >   to the list which describes the files and their location.
> ******

Ok It might be a _bit_ late now, but I'll put the files up on my homepage under
PIC's

Cheers!

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