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 On 2019 Aug 14 23:02:06, you wrote to me:

 >> not in public mail, no... some systems may offer it in private
 >> user-to-user mail, though... sbbs does... it is easy enough to do,
 >> though... if the file is local to the BBS, post a message with a
 >> pointer or link to it... otherwise, upload the file to a hosting
 >> service and provide a link to it in the message...

 Da> I'd prefer to keep the media within the bbs. I'm not talking about
 Da> echomail, which I'm assuming means fidonet and all the other services.
 Da> I'm speaking on local bbs messaging.

ok... so make sure the file is in the BBS message areas and...

 Da> So add a pointer. huh, ok. is that easy to do?

point them to it by telling them where to find it... that's one way to do a
"pointer"... if the BBS has a web server and the web server can access the
files areas, pasting a link to the file into the message would be another
way...

some systems do allow files to be attached to local messages but the one's i'm
aware of do this only in private messages... mainly because in local areas
with public messages, when you download the file, you are offered an option to
delete it and you don't want the first person to delete it while others
haven't gotten it... but as mentioned, it really depends on the code and what
the operator has configured...

)\/(ark

Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would
set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.
... Dragon? What dragon? You said we were looking for a worm.
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