Re: [IRCA] File size limit

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

I say up the limit to like 500k-1meg, tops. Would allow for long logs to be
posted but keep audio files off the list.

Paul

On Sunday, September 4, 2016, Rick Lewis <ricklew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Chuck,
> In the bad old days of mailing lists, even small files contained worms and
> malware.
> As a moderator, I remember getting nearly 300 rejected copies of one after
> it inadvertently got on the list and low size limits were set so it would
> be
> rejected.
> Fortunately for us, antivirus programs and operating systems have gotten
> smarter, and the bad guys are using different methods.
> It's not much work for a moderator to approve larger messages.
> It's also worth remembering that one person's joy is another's annoyance,
> and lots of people don't appreciate getting large files they didn't
> solicit.
> --
> Rick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IRCA [mailto:irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>] On
> Behalf Of Chuck Hutton
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2016 3:56 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] File size limit
>
> I can't say I like the idea of requiring someone 24 x 7 x 365 to manually
> make the same decision that the list software should do automatically.
>
> Chuck
> ________________________________
> From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>> on behalf of
> Bill Whitacre
> <bw@xxxxxxx <javascript:;>>
> Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2016 10:39 PM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] File size limit
>
> I don't know Colin.  I'm on an awful lot of Mailman-hosted mail lists.  I
> admin a few myself.  Under normal circumstances the admin gets an email
> whenever a message is held up.  He/she can then go in and moderate it
> through or take any number of actions.  Perhaps all that's needed is a more
> active list admin who can use some judgement and moderate thru some
> oversize
> messages?
>
> May not be the total solution to what you're after but it's a start.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Bill Whitacre
> Alexandria, VA
>
> -
>
> > On Sep 4, 2016, at 4:53 PM, coffee_canuck <coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > The actual system this email system runs on has long passed its best
> before date -- not even sure that there have been any updates in years.
> >
> > Being blunt: you are barking up the wrong tree if you expect any change
> to
> happen anytime soon.
> >
> > I manage a list exactly like this at UVic with over 1000 readers. I am
> replacing it with MailChimp as we speak. All these ListServ systems are on
> highly borrowed time.
> >
> > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC
> >
> >> On Sep 4, 2016, at 1:45 PM, Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Phil, my beef is trying to send DXpedition results.   For me, they may
> be
> >> over a week or more, when I'm at my DX heaven in Masset.  Invariably,
> >> I go over the 35 kb limit.  When typing, I have no idea when I get
> close.
> >> That's what's so frustrating to me.  I feel like asking, "what's the
> >> point?".  Personally, I think a several MB limit makes sense,
> >> especially allowing for small audio clips, as well, without having to
> use
> a host.
> >> 73,...Walt
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Phil Bytheway via IRCA <
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> >>> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 20:32:04 +0000 (UTC)
> >>> Subject: File size limit
> >>> So far, I have not received any form of proposal regarding the file
> >>> size limit.
> >>> If I were to get one, with an appropriate "new" limit, I would
> >>> forward it to the IRCA Board of Directors for voting. Nor do I even
> >>> know of the folks hosting our eGroup would be willing to make a change
> for us.
> >>>
> >>> I personally, have no idea what sort of limit to suggest, but I
> >>> would shy away from "unlimited".
> >>> Please someone, put something together or it will never happen. Phil
> >>> Bytheway IRCA President
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