Re: FLASH: Bandwidth & Binaries

[Marc Hoffman]

Hi Len.


At 10:44 AM 8/28/98 -0700, you wrote:

> I'm interested in raising the issue of binary attachments here. I

>suggest the bandwidth issue may be a non-issue for many (most?) of us, and

>there are many benefits particularly with respect to Flash.

>


Thanks for raising the issue, and welcome to the list. I do, however,

differ about the relative merits and inconveniences of attachments to

list-bound email.


I would not want to receive 50 flash files a day or watch my computer spin

its gears while they load.  I use a modem and sometimes I need to do a

quick check for messages and don't want to wait through a bunch of

attachments.  Another issue here is storage -- not so much hard disk space

(because they are small files) but just clutter which must be sorted

through and trashed.


FYI, There is a site for posting useful examples of Flash (would someone

please post this -- I lost the URL?). It is also possible to forward the

files upon request, or to load them on your web server for download by

others. I haven't used FTP to distribute files, but that's certainly an

option, too.


So, my vote is for keeping attachments off the list.


-Marc




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