[CANSLIM] Sending large or non-text files to the canslim group

From: "Katherine Malm" <kmalm@earthlink.net>
Subject: [CANSLIM] Sending large or non-text files to the canslim group
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:29:17 -0500

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Sorry...sent the older version.... here are the complete instructions


| Everyone,
|
| There are times when you may wish to share large or non-text files with
| our group (i.e. gif, jpeg, spreadsheets, etc).  Our list is configured
| to reject all files over 80K.  You can attach files under this threshold
| to your email posting.
|
| While files under this 80K threshold are delivered by the canslim list
| software, receiving mail servers often reject files over 40K. This means
| that while your file was delivered by the canslim mail server, many users
| will not have received it because their mail server rejected it...
|
| This does not mean you cannot share large files with the group.  Rather,
| the BEST way to share large files with the group (even those under 80K)
| is to place the file at an ftp site, and then refer to the link in your
| canslim posting.  This way, the reader can read your posting, click on
| the link, and instantly see what you are talking about. If you have your
| own ftp site, feel free to use it.
|
| If you do not have access to your own ftp site, we have provided an
| anonymous ftp site.  To provide your file to the group, please follow
| these instructions:
|
| 1. Send your file to:
|
|     "ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/users/m/mcjathan/incoming/".
|
| If you don't know how to ftp a file, you can use the ftp instructions
| at the bottom of this message.
|
| 2. After not more than 15 minutes, your file will be available for
| everyone at the URL of:
|
|      http://WallStreet-LLC.com/canslim/your_file_name
|
| where "your_file_name" is the exact name of the file you uploaded.
| This file name should NOT have spaces or other strange characters.
| Letter, numbers, and "." are always good, i.e. "canslim_25.gif".
|
| 3. Before posting your message to the group, test the URL of your file by
| copying the web address:
|
|      http://WallStreet-LLC.com/canslim/your_file_name
|
| into your browser and seeing if your browser displays the file properly.
|
| 4. Finally, send your message to the group describing your file, and be
| sure to explicity include the URL of your file.
|
| Although this may seem unwieldy at first, it really isn't too bad and it
| solves more problems than it creates.
|
| If you have any problems with this procedure, feel free to contact me at
| mcjathan@xmission.com.
|
| Best Regards,
|
| Jeff Salisbury
|
|
===========================================================================
|
| Netscape FTP Instructions:
|
| 1. Using Netscape, go to the URL:
|
|    ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/users/m/mcjathan/incoming/
|
| 2. On the Netscape "File" menu, select "Upload File..."  This will open
| a file selection widget on your hard-drive.  Select the file you wish to
| upload and hit the "Ok" button.  At this point, your file will be
uploaded.
|
| 3. Eventhough your file has been uploaded, you will not be able to see the
| file in your netscape browser.  The reason for this is that the "incoming"
| directory is set to write-only for security reasons.
|
| Internet Explorer FTP Instructions:
|
| 1. Using "Internet Explorer", go to the URL:
|
|    ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/users/m/mcjathan/incoming/
|
| 2. Open "Windows Explorer" to browse your local hard-drive.  Find the file
| you want to send.  Select the file by clicking once.  The right-click and
| "copy" the file.
|
| 3. Go back to the Internet Explorer window.  Right-click and "paste" the
| file.  It will be uploaded to the canslim ftp site.



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