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Article #69Re: ftpmail data
From: Larry Blair
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1991 21:14
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1991 21:14
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In article <VIXIE.91Jun5034053@fork-city.pa.dec.com> vixie@decwrl.dec.com (Paul A Vixie) writes:
=>> Perhaps you could add a GIF-rejecter [to ftpmail]?
=>>
=>> Lance Norskog
=
=are all files whose names end in .gif to be considered junque?
Gifs are definitely not junk. They are just large. From the Usenet point of
view, having a distribution method that allows selective distribution is
preferable to the broadcast method employed by alt.*.pictures.
The problem for ftpmail is that the size becomes a problem. Actually not the
size, but the fact that while I might get 1 bash-1.08.tar.Z (768K), I might
get 20 or 30 256K gifs. If you don't mind the bandwidth and system load, have
at it. But don't be surprised.
One other note: many gifs available on the Internet are actually copyrighted
works illegally being distributed. I don't know if you would be responsible
(legally) or not.
--
Larry Blair lmb@sat.com {apple,decwrl}!sat!lmb
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!sat!lmb From: lmb@sat.com (Larry Blair) Newsgroups: comp.archives.admin Subject: Re: ftpmail data Message-ID: <1991Jun05.211401.3858@sat.com> Date: 5 Jun 91 21:14:01 GMT References: <VIXIE.91Jun4022244@fork-city.pa.dec.com> <4139@motcsd.csd.mot.com> <VIXIE.91Jun5034053@fork-city.pa.dec.com> Organization: SAT Corp., Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 21