22 Nov
1999
22 Nov
'99
5:55 a.m.
However, my idea is this. What if there was some sort of mechanism in place that stored the file in a different type of archive, and instead of mailing the file, it included a link to click on to pick up the file instead.
Good idea. Could it be generalised to allow all people on the mailing list to specify a maximum attachment size. All attachments below this are attached to the e-mail, and any larger are replaced with links. Or maybe as a total attachment size for each e-mail, rather than on an attachment by attachment basis.
There is of course the issue of how long to retain the attachment on the server for people to pick up later. Could do it on a maximum meggage basis, and remove the oldest ones when space is needed for new ones.