Holy $%#§!
I knew that! :-[
So there would be no additional server load due to photos. 8-)
Perhaps (if there is such an animal) the optimal solution would be a
forum type interface, where all posts are forwarded to subscribers, with
the option for subscribers to cancel forwarding from threads they aren't
interested in...is this possible?
I tried 'subscribing' to some forum threads at GC.com, but all I got was
a notification that someone had posted in the thread. Good to know, but
I'd rather see what was actually posted as I read my EMail.
Steve
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Jake Olson wrote:
> Actually, when you post photos in the forums, they are simply links to
> images stored in other locations, like websites such as
> Photobucket.com <http://Photobucket.com>. That site, like others,
> actually gives you a link that you can insert to your post that will
> place the image to autoload into your post.
>
> While I can and I do use that in my postings in the listserv, when
> used in forums, it's not a link you have to follow... the image is
> downloaded as the thread is downloaded from the server and inserted
> specifically where you place the insertion. This requires no local
> server space other than a line of text redirecting the browser to pull
> the image from an alternate source.
>
> Oh yeah, sites like photobucket have free accounts. I'm sure there is
> a limit to how much you can upload with the free account, but I
> haven't found it yet.
>
> Jake - Team A.I.
>
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