Sounds reasonable, thanks for the explanation. James E Harvey Corresponding Officer/M.I.S. Hanover Shoe Farms, Inc. www.hanoverpa.com office: 717-637-8931 cell: 717-887-2565 fax: 717-637-6766
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:07 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: allow HTML emails with embedded screen shots On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:17 AM, James Harvey wrote: > Is it possible to send HTML emails to ProFox with embedded screen > shots of code, examples, etc. > > Sometimes a picture helps explain the situation. There are several reasons for this. First, bandwidth is an issue. Sure, most people would be considerate and make sure that they only post important things, but people have proven again and again that they are incapable of trimming replies to a post. That would result in the same image being sent and re-sent dozens of times to hundreds of subscribers. Second, binary files and attachments are the primary vector for virus transmission in emails. A while back I analyzed my logs to see how many emails to the lists I hosts had been filtered out for containing malware, and extrapolating out, it would have been hundreds of such emails a month. Third, not everyone is interested in every thread, and might not appreciate having their mailboxes filled with irrelevant (to them) images and other such attached files. It's simply better list etiquette to post your image or other file to a freely available service, and only send the link to the list. -- Ed Leafe [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
