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Re: [IRCA] File size limit
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] 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>
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> on behalf of Bill Whitacre
<bw@xxxxxxx>
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
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> On Sep 4, 2016, at 4:53 PM, coffee_canuck <coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx> 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> 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 <
>> irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
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>>> From: Phil Bytheway <phil_tekno@xxxxxxxxx>
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>>> Cc:
>>> 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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