On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:40:06 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Lu, 01 nov 10, 11:26:40, Camaleón wrote: >> >> It is specified in Debian mailing list "code of conduct": >> >> http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/index.en.html#codeofconduct >> >> *** >> Avoid sending large attachments. >> *** > > Without any mention of what "large" means :(
More than ~25 KiB can be annoying for users with dial-up lines or GPRS. >> > I wonder, what do others think? >> >> I personally prefer long logs and snapshot images are linked unless >> otherwise specified (i.e., if the user does not have Internet access, >> embedded those inside the e-mail is right). > > I don't know why, but I also consider images inappropriate, but now I > see that a full screenshot of my desktop (1680x1050) is "only" about 3 > times bigger than the *uncompressed* dmesg. Is not only "size", but readability. An imagen of 1680x1050 it looks cropped inside my Pan newsreader. I would have to scroll down horizontally to get a full view. >> External logs provide a better reading and understanding as MUA tends >> to auto "wrap" lines and it becomes difficult to read them. > > command > file.txt > > and then attaching should not be a problem as word wrapping in viewers > can usually be toggled ;) Yes, what I meant is that many e-mail clients do not allow forcing a non- break line and they wrap the bunch of logs into several lines what is hard to interpret. Sample of non-break line: *** Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and... *** Sample of wrapped lines: *** Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and... *** I can choose when using one or other with Pan (and Mutt), but not all MUA are capable of doing so. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.11.01.11.56...@gmail.com
