XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-xp, alt.windows7.general, alt.msdos.batch.nt   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2026/2/17 10:43:40, Paul wrote:   
   > On Tue, 2/17/2026 5:01 AM, R.Wieser wrote:   
   >> Mr. Man-wai Chang,   
   >>   
   >>> But that's a different newsgroup. Not a good idea in terms of discussion.   
   >>   
   >> And uploading a file to another, completely unrelated server is better ? :-p   
      
   On the whole, yes; it doesn't put any load on newsservers.   
   >>   
   >> But yes, people would need to be aware that responding to the post with the   
   >> attachment would do little good.  Just like an uploader would need to be   
   >> aware that file servers have their own rules and hurdles (cough, javascript,   
   >> cough) for anyone wanting to take a peek at their upload.   
      
   Yes, they're a pain (and see below re one of them and the UK) - though   
   understandable, they have to be funded somehow! [For something like a   
   screenshot, I tend to just stick it in a temp directory on my website,   
   but obviously that's only an option for those who have a website.]   
   >>   
   >>> You also need a way to tell others to go that newsgroup to see the image   
   >>> by what, message-id? :)   
   >>   
   >> Thats the same problem as with those image/file servers.   
   >>   
   >> I could imagine prefixing the name of image with the subject of the thread   
   >> its referred from.    Perhaps with the posters name appended.   Or even just   
   >> the posters name.   
   >>   
   >> Regards,   
   >> Rudy Wieser   
   >   
   > The M-ID would work, but only for M-ID enabled News Clients.   
      
   Exactly.   
      
   > Betterbird or Thunderbird, may be about to gain this function.   
      
   Interesting; I didn't know that.   
   >   
   > Storage in "de.alt.dateien.misc" would only be as deep   
   > as the retention on the server, so that could scroll off.   
      
   On the whole, the requirement for a screenshot isn't long, though. (And   
   what is the retention on the image/file sharing sites?)   
      
   >   
   > Posting a URL to an image-server item isn't difficult, but   
   > you have to use a browser suited to the job. Some of the image-servers   
   > expect to be running their Javascript on the web page, and the   
   > web page may remain blank if the Javascript does not run.   
      
   I've noticed some posters (including you) include a hint to how to   
   minimise the worst effects.   
   >   
   > And in the UK, at least one of the image-servers is blocked.   
      
   Indeed; when UK introduced responsibility legislation, that site just   
   decided to block UK, rather than - presumably - employ people to vet all   
   uploads; seems a reasonable action to me.   
      
   >   
   >    Paul   
      
   John   
      
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