Can sound be put in these messages?

[Dennis Preston]

I agree with others that "uninvited" sound files,
especially for those whose systems are set to
accept messages and attachments, are no good. On
the other hand, a dialect society without sound
files! Unthinkable. Unfortunately, everyone who
has interesting data to share may not have access
to a site to direct interested parties to. I
suggest we look into a repository of our own
where we might store such items. If we were
careful in 1) limiting size and 2) specifying
formats, I believe we could get this done on our
website (which ADS-L senders could then simply
refer to). All who send such files, of course,
would also have to include a waiver form of some
sort indicating that they have permission to so
distribute their files (i.e., local IRB approval
or the like). A good discussion for the January
Meeting I believe.

dInIs

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>Will attachments of voice files make a small list too big?  Reminds me of
>what Yogi Berra said.  "That place is so crowded nobody goes there anymore."
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>What is your problem again?  If you don't like attachments, don't open them.
>   No big dieal.
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>>From: Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>
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>>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
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>>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.
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