Can sound be put in these messages?

Tue May 8 18:38:21 UTC 2007

On May 8, 2007, at 11:30 AM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:

> It is possible, but as I'm sure many others would as well, I would
> stop
> subscribing if this were done. Allowing attachments on small lists is
> fine, but not on a large list such as this. BB
>
> Tom Zurinskas wrote:
>> Is there a technical problem with putting sound in this email
>> list.  As a
>> group interested in dialects we could really use it here.  Perhaps
>> we could
>> partner with another site that does support voice.

yes, attachments are really inappropriate on a list like ADS-L.
instead, such large files should be stored in some place where they
can be linked to in ADS-L.

arnold

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