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Re: Amazing...
From: Greg R_
Date: 2006 May 22, 15:36 -0700
From: Greg R_
Date: 2006 May 22, 15:36 -0700
> I thank the poster (Ifland ?) for sharing it with the list. There's nothing wrong with sharing stuff with the list (even off-topic stuff), the problem was the poor judgment shown by e-mailing that huge attachment to everyone whether they were interested or not. As I mentioned earlier, a better way to handle it would be to post the file on a website and then just send a URL to the list. Those who are interested can go get the file, those who aren't can just delete the much smaller e-mail. -- GregR --- WF Joneswrote: > It certainly is not applicable to celestial navigation, however it > may have other modern day navigational significance. I am not making > excuses for the large file posting, only suggesting that the content > to me was extremely interesting and I thought entirely appropriate > for the list. I thank the poster (Ifland ?) for sharing it with the > list. > > Is the list restricted to only celestial navigational topics? Should > the topics exclude modern aspects and instead focus on celestial > navigation methods (lunars for example) that aren't taught anywhere > for valid reasons. Personally, my interests lean more toward > practical aspects of present day navigation. > > Frank J. > rochester, NY > > -----Original Message----- > >From: "Greg R." > >Sent: May 22, 2006 5:28 PM > >To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM > >Subject: Re: Amazing... > > > >Red wrote: > > > >> it was incredibly impolite to find that sent as a list email > > > >Yep... in this day and age when the Internet's been "mainstream" for > >several years there's really no excuse for that type of > inconsiderate > >behavior. > > > >> and, even worse, to find the list server hadn't blocked the > >> attachment. > > > >Don't know what's up with that, sounds like the list server is > >configured to just pass along whatever comes into it without any > >filtering. > > > >> I'm sure whatever the attachment was, it must have seemed > >> important to someone. > > > >It was a video about someone flying a model airplane in a confined > >indoor space (a gym, or something like that). As I said in an > earlier > >e-mail, semi-interesting but absolutely nothing to do with celnav, > and > >I really didn't appreciate my e-mail download being held up by it - > and > >I'm sure it would be even more irritating for the folks who are > still > >on a dial-up connection. > > > >-- > >GregR > > > > > >--- Red wrote: > > > >> Actually, 6.7MB, about the same size as ONE THOUSAND MESSAGES. > >> > >> After it jammed my email download via dialup, slow line, and TOLL > >> CALLS twice > >> yesterday, I had to go into the email server and nuke the entire > >> message without > >> any idea of what it was, except that it was incredibly impolite to > >> find that > >> sent as a list email and, even worse, to find the list server > hadn't > >> blocked the > >> attachment. > >> > >> I'm sure whatever the attachment was, it must have seemed > important > >> to someone. >