>From: Eric S Johnson <topsoil@indra.com>
>To: greenyes@earthsystems.org
>Subject: [GRRN] large email attachments on greenyes
>Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95q.990418075316.26444D-100000@net.indra.com>
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>I'd like to gently suggest that those posting to greenyes NOT attach giant
>WORD5 or other word processing documents to the list, such as the recent
>one that on my system took 193K. Rather that taking up a lot of bandwidth
>(and for some of us, a considerable time downloading), a better solution
>might be to describe the document briefly, post it to the web, and
>provide readers with a URL where it can be found. If unsure how to do
>this, it's well worth a few minutes learning how -- or, find a friend who
>can do it for you.
>
>This way, those interested in receiving the information that way can still
>access it, and those who aren't interested don't have to take the time to
>download it.
>
>I'd welcome other thoughts on this topic.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Eric Johnson
>
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