31 Standard for posting pictures (Supermodels)
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This article is from the Supermodels FAQ, by graham graham@shell.portal.com with numerous contributions by others.
31 Standard for posting pictures (Supermodels)
Again, read Jim Howard's FAQ for alt.binaries.pictures.d He clearly
describes the current standards for splitting articles (and why you
should), how to title them, helpful programs, etc. In particular,
look for xmitBin, an automated splitting-posting program.
Pictures should be posted to alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels,
not alt.supermodels. Many sites do not get abps because
of "moralistic" censorship, worries over copyright suites,
low disk space, or low net bandwidth. However, if pictures
are posted to alt.supermodels, then it will also become blocked.
[ Note to any admins reading this: Please don't cut off entire
groups to save bandwidth/space, instead ask your feeder to place an
article size limit on your feed. That will accomplish your goal,
but not subject you to irrate users screaming "censorship". It
will also protect you from idiots posting 5 Meg bible quotes to
normal discussion groups (which actually happened about a year
ago). ]
Auto-decoders (such as Mark Stantz's "aub") are becoming far more
common. These programs scan all new articles in a list of
newsgroups, find the picture pieces, sort them, assemble them,
process them, and drop the finished picture files in a directory.
The only problem is they demand that the subject lines follow the
standard. If you don't follow the standard, a lot of people will
never even see your posting; so why did you bother to post?
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