400K is miniscule. Had no problem with it. But I'm on a cable connection. Even at speeds as low as 9600 bps, 400K is not a serious imposition. Other tasks can be carried out during the download. Like reading your other mail or surfing the web. Of course, surfing the web would be a real pain at 9600 bps but my point is that it's all relative.
Even if posted to a website, your computer has to download the file (pictures, etc.) in order to present it on your screen. In most e-mail programs you can set a limit to the size of the e-mail that you'll accept. If it's bigger than you specify, your e-mail client won't download it. One of the benefits of being Internet connected is to be able to share pictures and files with our friends. I usually think of PDML members as basically being friends. Even after I've been flamed to a crisp. :-) Len --- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 4:03 PM Subject: Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 > I received your email with the large attachment. Please don't send > large attachments through the mail. In my case the screw up the > computer because of their excessive download time. Plus, it's > considered poor form to to something like that. A 400K email attachment > is unacceptable, especially when unannounced. > > It's best to post such files to a web site and allow the recipient the > option of when and where to download the file. . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
