Fish,
I set them to moderated. I don't see the notices.
You can upload to files
Dave
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Fish Fish
Sent: 10 December 2021 22:31
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Attachments
Dave Wade wrote:
Folks,
I have disabled attachments as GMAIL seems to block anything any one
attaches.
Eh? Gmail certainly does not block all attachments. Only certain types of
attachments:
that-have-attachments
Yes, I admit that, as a software developer, Gmail not allowing one to attach
certain file types can certainly be incredibly annoying, but the point is, it
certainly does not block ALL attachments. Just *some*.
Besides that, not everyone USES gmail either. Those who do not use gmail
certainly wouldn't be blocked.
Members should be allowed to attach certain harmless types of files IMHO,
such as screen shots and .txt files containing JCL or log files, etc (or in my
case, .patch/.diff file).
But to broadly disallow ANY/ALL attachments for EVERYONE -- even those
who don't use gmail -- is ridiculous IMHO. That's extreme overkill IMHO.
There used to be an option in a Groups.IO group's administrative Settings
that an administrator could set to automatically strip attachments from all
messages and replace them with a clickable link instead, but they must have
changed things recently because I don't see that option anymore.
It does however still have a setting that ALLOWS attachments, and I for one
would like to respectfully request that you please reconsider your decision
regarding allowing attachments.
If you want to distribute files please use the files section on the
groups.io web site. Create a folder and store the files in it. There
is also a photos section for your pictures.
The file I want to attach is a small .patch file (a TEXT file) and is not (IMO)
appropriate for uploading to the files area. It's not meant to be a permanent
redistributable.
Yes, I could "inline" it in my message, but due to the way email clients format
messages (including Groups.IO itself), there's no guarantee the patch would
be formatted properly. Attaching it in this case is the (IMO) correct way for
dealing with such things.
Respectfully,
--
"Fish" (David B. Trout)
Software Development Laboratories
mail: fish@...
