Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:46:30 -0000 " " <attiliodalberto wrote: >Actually it may be worth turning this off permanently, as >attachments are no longer stored in the archives. Attachments should >therefore be uploaded to the files section of the group for all to >visit and review. A good idea. 1) Advantages of posting a file to a) It gets sent over the Internet once to post it. Then those who wish to " download " it can do so at their discretion. Not everybody has to receive it. b) It will always (or so) be there, so one can get to be later. (Sometimes one throws away attachments and later wants them. Also sometimes they get lost in transmission.) c) Such files could be checked for viruses/worms etc. only once, rather than by every recipient. (Is this offered in the setup? It could be done by someone in the group who knows how. Conceivably there's software products out there for the like.) d) A good idea: post a message announcing that a file has been posted, what it's for, who might be interested in it, it's size (i.e. download time), etc. 2) Disadvantages to broadcasting files as attachments: a) Taxes the Internet with replicated data transfers. b) Taxes each recipient with the task of possibly blocking viruses,etc. c) Misuse (inadvertent or otherwise) can waste a lot of time and resources. Fairly often, novice email users attach files which are megabytes in size. Recipients usually notice, with some irritation, that it slows doen email reception by 10 or 20 minutes or longer (unless you have DSL or other broadband). An example: A colleague recently attached a large (1.3MB) graphic map to a large group. It didn't seem to work right, so this person sent it again. An hour later the person had a good idea and updated the image and sent it yet again to everyone. Result: Everyone on the recipient list suffered up to an hour slowdown in receiving 3 copies of the attachment, which most didn't even want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Good question Chris. No the software does not check for viruses when a file it uploaded to the group's server. It is therefore, the responsibility of the member to ensure that any files uploaded are the correct ones and not a virus file. I'm sure the like hood of this happening is unlikely as people are aware of the document they want to use. When you upload a document to the files section, there is the function of announcing the upload to the group, which will include a direct link to the file (although this link often gets broken). If you want to announce the document upload in more detail, then you'll have to send a separate message to the group. Attilio <@w...> wrote: > Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:46:30 -0000 > " " <attiliodalberto> wrote: > > >Actually it may be worth turning this off permanently, as > >attachments are no longer stored in the archives. Attachments should > >therefore be uploaded to the files section of the group for all to > >visit and review. > > A good idea. > c) Such files could be checked for viruses/worms etc. only once, rather > than by every recipient. (Is this offered in the setup? It could be > done by someone in the group who knows how. Conceivably there's software > products out there for the like.) > > d) A good idea: post a message announcing that a file has been posted, > what it's for, who might be interested in it, it's size (i.e. download > time), etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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