To answer a few specific points (some from private replies): 1. ccp4bb is now run by jiscmail i.e. not by us directly (basically because of the load), so we'd have to request any fancy scripting and I can't guarantee it would be done
2. Agree with David that we want to avoid a long-term commitment to an extra workload (automated scripts/services don't always work all the time, believe it or not) 3. We do have plans for a CCP4 wiki, which might be suitable for long-term material. However, there are technical problems at the moment, and I'm not sure when (if?) it will come online. Sorry if this sounds negative, but we are not yet the ISP for the crystallographic community (nice idea though ;-) Martyn On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 08:26 -0500, David J. Schuller wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 08:12 -0500, Raji Edayathumangalam wrote: > > Can the CCP4BB provide something like a website to upload pictures and then > > have the BB-ers just > > post the link in their email. Please! > > > > These attachments are clogging my inbox... > > > > Thanks much. > > Raji > > If you're talking about an open site where anyone can post, then we > could run a contest to predict how long it takes for it to be hacked and > used for illegal file dispersal. If you're talking about a site where > CCP4 personnel could remove attachments from incoming e-mail and post > them on the site, I suspect that CCP4 personnel would prefer not to > handle that extra work load. The same for a site where CCP4 personnel > would administer private accounts for users to post. I think it's better > if each person finds their own site where they can securely post. > > Cheers, > - > ======================================================================= > With the single exception of Cornell, there is not a college in the > United States where truth has ever been a welcome guest - R.G. Ingersoll > ======================================================================= > David J. Schuller > modern man in a post-modern world > MacCHESS, Cornell University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- *********************************************************************** * * * Dr. Martyn Winn * * * * STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AD, U.K. * * Tel: +44 1925 603455 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Fax: +44 1925 603825 Skype name: martyn.winn * * URL: http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/martyn/ * ***********************************************************************
