<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I vote to allow attachments and HTML postings at this point. It facilitates circulatation of ideas re: phenomena in the public sphere about which we may be thinking.<div>best,</div><div>Susan Seizer</div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 2, 2008, at 1:56 AM, Richard J Senghas wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hello LINGANTHers,<br><br>Long ago, when this list was first formed, many of us worked on computers with very limited disc space, limited display capabilities, and in places where slow modem dial-up connections were the norm (remember those big and clunky 300 & 1200 baud modems?). We chose back then to avoid permitting attachments on LINGANTH postings because they were often catastrophic cloggers when downloading incoming e-mail. When HTML came along (the ability for various fonts and formatting), the extra load from the HTML code was also a problem for many subscribers, so we did not allow HTML in postings to the list, either. Later, the risk from viruses spread via attachments (especially via macros embedded in Word & Excel files) encouraged us to maintain the policy of no attachment files.<br><br>Is it time to lift those restrictions? Are there subscribers who would prefer to maintain the policy of no attachments, and no HTML postings? Is there much interest in allowing the use of same? Would such capacities allow for useful exchange of materials? Or are we happy with things as they are, with sending of such files limited to private communications between subscribers off-list?<br><br>If a consensus emerges, I'm willing to follow it. If there's no consensus, I'll do my best to make an informed decision based on whatever issues are raised in any ensuing discussion.<br><br> Best regards to all,<br><br>-Richard<br><br>======================================================================<br>Richard J. Senghas, Professor | Sonoma State University<br>Anthropology/Linguistics | 1801 East Cotati Avenue<br>Coordinator, Linguistics Program | Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609<br>Richard.Senghas[at]sonoma.edu | 707-664-3920 (fax)<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Gill Sans'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Gill Sans'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>Susan Seizer</div><div>Associate Professor</div><div>Department of Communication and Culture</div><div>Indiana University</div><div>800 East Third Street</div><div>Bloomington, IN 47405-9700</div><div>phone: 812-856-1986</div><div>fax: 812-855-6014</div><div>email: <a href="mailto:sseizer@indiana.edu">sseizer@indiana.edu</a></div><div>website:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D16FF"><a href="http://www.stigmasofthetamilstage.com">www.stigmasofthetamilstage.com</a></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#AE1117">Objects in calendar are closer than they appear.</font><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></font></span></span></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span></span></span></span></div></span> </div><br></div></body></html>