Re: (iso Pythonic code) -- if Usenet allowed a small image embedded in a msg, ...

Grant Taylor <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]: 

> On 2/25/24 15:14, HenHanna wrote:
>> i just think that...   if Usenet allowed a small image to be
>>            embedded in a post, its appeal would be so much
>>  Greater! 
> 
> Usenet is perfectly capable of conveying images, and other binary
> content. 
> 
> Many Usenet server administrators have made the choice to not carry 
> binary content on their servers.
> 
> If you want binary content, go use a different server.  Binary content
> is unwelcome on many servers.
> 
> 
> 

There's a big difference between encoding gigabyte videos into hundreds 
of posts, and including a small picture or graphic *as part of a 
message* just as one might do in an email. I think it would be very 
helpful to allow the second more generally, with sensible limits on 
attachment size.

-- 
Colin Macleod.