Why not have people put them up on the group web page for download. Only
allow them to stay a short time as there is limit to the space. It is
working well on the butterfly list I run. Nice to be able to quickly get
pictures
Uploading them is very simple - you just say browse and it puts you into
your one computer file system. As simple as changing the background on your
computer screen. The download is done with a quick click. Even this granny
can do it.
People are going to go away for a few days and come back to a mailbox which
is overloaded and rejecting messages. Those with things like hotmail or
yahoo accounts will feel the pinch. I have a huge mail box but many do not.
Several mail readers will grind to a halt when faced several megs of stuff
in their inbox. And I would hate to have dialup and try to come back after a
few days.
Barb Beck
Edmonton
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Von Gausig
Sent: March 17, 2004 10:02 AM
To:
Subject: [Nature Recordists] Sound files may now be posted in messages!
I have just changed the options on our group to allow attachment of sound
files to group messages. If any of you objects strongly to this, please let
us know. I'm doing this to encourage more and easier interchange of actual
sounds. The new policy is:
"Sound files may be attached to postings, as long as they remain under
200K. No other attachments will be allowed. Members are encouraged to
discuss unknown or unidentified sounds they have recorded and to post sound
files and to post sounds to the group so that other members can hear them.
The moderator has supplied a web site, which can be found on the "Links"
page, to which members may post sounds larger than 200K for the benefit of
the group."
Note that 200K is pretty generous using appropriate MP3 compressions, and
if it becomes a problem, we may go down to 100K.
Attachments are deleted from the Yahoo archives after about a week, so if
you hear something you want to save, you'll need to save it on your system.
I am attaching a sound to this message as a trial. This is a "mystery"
sound - I know what it is, but I'd like to get your impressions. I doubt
you'll be able to ID it, but at least guess the family of birds it's from.
The answer will surprise you!
Doug
"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
Yahoo! Groups Links
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