Attachments-Can I Send Them To News Groups?

To explain a problem easily and quickly, I would like to send attachments to
the NG. Can I?

JE
Sat Oct 27 09:13:55 PDT 2007

In article <C348AFE5.452D%raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net>,
Rafael Montserrat <raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> To explain a problem easily and quickly, I would like to send attachments to
> the NG. Can I?

That is generally discouraged unless the newsgroup name includes
".binaries". I filter any message with an attachment, marking it as
killed.


Instead, post the file/picture/whatever to a FTP or web site, and post
the link.

Jolly
Sat Oct 27 13:42:52 PDT 2007

In article <C348AFE5.452D%raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net>,
Rafael Montserrat <raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> To explain a problem easily and quickly, I would like to send attachments to
> the NG. Can I?

Not without getting yelled at. ; ) But you *can* post screen shots and
other images to free services like http://imageshack.us and then include
the URLs to those images in your posts to the news group, and nobody
will fault you for that.

--
Note: Please send all responses to the relevant news group. If you
must contact me through e-mail, let me know when you send email to
this address so that your email doesn't get eaten by my SPAM filter.

JR

Rafael
Fri Nov 02 11:51:31 PDT 2007

On 10/27/07 1:42 PM, in article
jollyroger-951BC3.15425227102007@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net, "Jolly
Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com>

> In article <C348AFE5.452D%raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net>,
> Rafael Montserrat <raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> To explain a problem easily and quickly, I would like to send attachments to
>> the NG. Can I?
>
> Not without getting yelled at. ; ) But you *can* post screen shots and
> other images to free services like http://imageshack.us and then include
> the URLs to those images in your posts to the news group, and nobody
> will fault you for that.


I can't figure out imageshack.
Do I upload Batch or Pictures for my attachments?
Then where do I include the newsgroup letter I've sent along with the
(images? Batch?)?
Also, do I, and where do I use my phoney email address, or don't I. If I
indicate "Private" does that mean that my ordinary email address will be as
protected as the phoney one?

Thanks, Rafael

William
Fri Nov 02 12:59:18 PDT 2007

Rafael Montserrat wrote:
> On 10/27/07 1:42 PM, in article
> jollyroger-951BC3.15425227102007@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net, "Jolly
> Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com>
>
> I can't figure out imageshack.
> Do I upload Batch or Pictures for my attachments?
> Then where do I include the newsgroup letter I've sent along with the
> (images? Batch?)?
> Also, do I, and where do I use my phoney email address, or don't I. If I
> indicate "Private" does that mean that my ordinary email address will be as
> protected as the phoney one?

Hi Rafael!

When you upload an image you'll be presented with a string of text that
looks something like:

[URL=http://img107.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture.jpg][IMG]http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/6739/picture.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Copy the URL in the first set of brackets above and paste in a message
to the group like this:

<http://img107.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture.jpg>

I added the two angle brackets < and > around the URL to help some
newsreaders understand that this is one URL in case the text wraps to a
second line.

When someone reads your post he can click the link above and view your
image. A picture truly can be worth a thousand words.

You want to use a phony E-mail address (or in my case just obfuscated)
when posting messages to newsgroups. Marking something "Private" does
nothing when posting. Newsgroups and websites are automatically scanned
by servers for E-mail addresses for sending spam.

Hope this helps!

--

bill

William M. Smith, Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows
Entourage Help Page <http://entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>

Jolly
Fri Nov 02 13:49:00 PDT 2007

In article <C350BFC3.4821%raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net>,
Rafael Montserrat <raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 10/27/07 1:42 PM, in article
> jollyroger-951BC3.15425227102007@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net, "Jolly
> Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com>
>
> > In article <C348AFE5.452D%raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net>,
> > Rafael Montserrat <raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >> To explain a problem easily and quickly, I would like to send attachments
> >> to
> >> the NG. Can I?
> >
> > Not without getting yelled at. ; ) But you *can* post screen shots and
> > other images to free services like http://imageshack.us and then include
> > the URLs to those images in your posts to the news group, and nobody
> > will fault you for that.
>
>
> I can't figure out imageshack.
> Do I upload Batch or Pictures for my attachments?
> Then where do I include the newsgroup letter I've sent along with the
> (images? Batch?)?
> Also, do I, and where do I use my phoney email address, or don't I. If I
> indicate "Private" does that mean that my ordinary email address will be as
> protected as the phoney one?

Gosh, it's really not that hard:

1. Go to http://imageshack.us/.

(No need to sign up or register an account. Just go there.)

2. Where it says "upload:" click "image".

3. Click "Browse". Navigate to an image file on your system and select
it.

4. Click "host it!". The image will upload, then a new page will appear.

5. Find the text box labelled "Direct link to image" on the page - it's
near the bottom of the page.

6. Copy the URL next to "Direct link to image".

7. Paste that URL in a post here.

--
Note: Please send all responses to the relevant news group. If you
must contact me through e-mail, let me know when you send email to
this address so that your email doesn't get eaten by my SPAM filter.

JR

Rafael
Sat Nov 03 19:13:11 PDT 2007

On 11/2/07 12:59 PM, in article ebLgbrYHIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl,
"William Smith" <mecklists@REM0VETH1S.comcast.net>

> Rafael Montserrat wrote:
>> On 10/27/07 1:42 PM, in article
>> jollyroger-951BC3.15425227102007@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net, "Jolly
>> Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com>
>>
>> I can't figure out imageshack.
>> Do I upload Batch or Pictures for my attachments?
>> Then where do I include the newsgroup letter I've sent along with the
>> (images? Batch?)?
>> Also, do I, and where do I use my phoney email address, or don't I. If I
>> indicate "Private" does that mean that my ordinary email address will be as
>> protected as the phoney one?
>
> Hi Rafael!
>
> When you upload an image you'll be presented with a string of text that
> looks something like:
>
> [URL=http://img107.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture.jpg][IMG]http://img107.i
> mageshack.us/img107/6739/picture.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
>
> Copy the URL in the first set of brackets above and paste in a message
> to the group like this:
>
> <http://img107.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture.jpg>
>
> I added the two angle brackets < and > around the URL to help some
> newsreaders understand that this is one URL in case the text wraps to a
> second line.
>
> When someone reads your post he can click the link above and view your
> image. A picture truly can be worth a thousand words.
>
> You want to use a phony E-mail address (or in my case just obfuscated)
> when posting messages to newsgroups. Marking something "Private" does
> nothing when posting. Newsgroups and websites are automatically scanned
> by servers for E-mail addresses for sending spam.
>
> Hope this helps!

Yes. It helps a lot.

Rafael

Rafael
Sat Nov 03 19:18:03 PDT 2007

On 11/2/07 1:49 PM, in article
jollyroger-6A42B1.15490002112007@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net, "Jolly
Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com>

> In article <C350BFC3.4821%raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net>,
> Rafael Montserrat <raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> On 10/27/07 1:42 PM, in article
>> jollyroger-951BC3.15425227102007@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net, "Jolly
>> Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com>
>>
>>> In article <C348AFE5.452D%raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net>,
>>> Rafael Montserrat <raf44ael98@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> To explain a problem easily and quickly, I would like to send attachments
>>>> to
>>>> the NG. Can I?
>>>
>>> Not without getting yelled at. ; ) But you *can* post screen shots and
>>> other images to free services like http://imageshack.us and then include
>>> the URLs to those images in your posts to the news group, and nobody
>>> will fault you for that.
>>
>>
>> I can't figure out imageshack.
>> Do I upload Batch or Pictures for my attachments?
>> Then where do I include the newsgroup letter I've sent along with the
>> (images? Batch?)?
>> Also, do I, and where do I use my phoney email address, or don't I. If I
>> indicate "Private" does that mean that my ordinary email address will be as
>> protected as the phoney one?
>
> Gosh, it's really not that hard:
>
> 1. Go to http://imageshack.us/.
>
> (No need to sign up or register an account. Just go there.)
>
> 2. Where it says "upload:" click "image".
>
> 3. Click "Browse". Navigate to an image file on your system and select
> it.
>
> 4. Click "host it!". The image will upload, then a new page will appear.
>
> 5. Find the text box labelled "Direct link to image" on the page - it's
> near the bottom of the page.
>
> 6. Copy the URL next to "Direct link to image".
>
> 7. Paste that URL in a post here.

JR Thanks. I can make anything, ummm, difficult.