On Mon 02 May 2016 at 12:06:04 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 02 May 2016 11:51:46 Brian wrote: > > I don't know where you (or anyone else) gets the idea there is a 10K > > maximum size limit on attachments in mails sent to -user. > > Here is where I (recently) got it - the CoC just says "not large". :-/ > ------------------------------------------ > <quote> > "Do not submit an attachment larger than 10 KiB. Consider using > paste.debian.net and including a link in your post." > > From > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMailingLists#Posting_Rules.2C_Guidelines.2C_and_Tips > </quote> > --------------------------------------------------- > [🔎] 1462115259.13066.3.camel@whiz.se">https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/[🔎] 1462115259.13066.3.camel@whiz.se Note that the wiki page is general advice for all Debian mailing lists. The advice appeared in 2004; how useful and accurate it was then is not easy to determine but it does not appear to have any general validity in 2016. For example, while there is no doubt a limit, debian-systemd accepts mails with 400K attachments. Other mailing lists have a similar policy, notably when bug reports are involved. The CoC says: > Avoid sending large attachments. Make of that what you will when it comes to debian-user but the usefulness of the advice is limited. Perhaps it is more an exhortation to a user to think carefully about what he is doing when posting to a particular list. A multi-100K attachment to -user isn't considerate and would probably get chopped off at the knees! Similarily for a multi-M one to -systemd. My guess for the size limit for -user is about 50K-100k. The one attached is about 40K. Everyone likes a Debian logo. :)
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