The group owner can certainly change the setting requiring that
files be uploaded, rather than attached to emails, but there are
serious security issues with allowing random attachments. Any bad
actor could sign up, go away for a while or participate in the
group, then drop a virus or worm or any other malware on many
group members.?
Requiring an upload means that the files aren't automatically
distributed to everyone. In addition, many corporate mail systems
will not allow emails with attachments at all, so users behind
such systems would not be able to participate in the group.
Some groups require that all files associated with a problem be
uploaded as a compressed archive, preserving their association,
and preventing proliferation of many hairy, oddly named
directories in the files section (and saving space at the same
time.)
All in all, it works quite well.
Donald.
On 10/24/24 14:03, Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
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On Thursday 24 October 2024 11:25:35 am Terry wrote:
I do not like this groups.io method of having to "add" folders and files
to an obscure depository somewhere "out in the cloud."...it is so much
easier to simply attach a file using normal email...
That isn't groups.io, it's a setting chosen by whoever set up this group in the first place. Other ones I have flowing in here allow attachments, which can get a little bulky sometimes. I don't know offhand if this is something that a group owner can change, or not.
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