On this note, some tools provide this kind of thing for a fairly small
overhead. Google run picasa on the web which is a no brainer for putting
pictures up on for discussion - this has the advantage that they can
also be "hidden" or "public". Someone has also mentioned blogger as an
option, but this has a slightly higher activation energy.
See:
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/graeme.winter/IllustrativeExample
For an example. This was very straightforward. The benefit of sharing a
picture will almost certainly outweigh the effort required to do the
upload.
Cheers,
Graeme
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From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
David J. Schuller
Sent: 31 January 2008 13:27
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Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Web site GOOD, Attachment BAD
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 08:12 -0500, Raji Edayathumangalam wrote:
> Can the CCP4BB provide something like a website to upload pictures and
> then have the BB-ers just post the link in their email. Please!
>
> These attachments are clogging my inbox...
>
> Thanks much.
> Raji
If you're talking about an open site where anyone can post, then we
could run a contest to predict how long it takes for it to be hacked and
used for illegal file dispersal. If you're talking about a site where
CCP4 personnel could remove attachments from incoming e-mail and post
them on the site, I suspect that CCP4 personnel would prefer not to
handle that extra work load. The same for a site where CCP4 personnel
would administer private accounts for users to post. I think it's better
if each person finds their own site where they can securely post.
Cheers,
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David J. Schuller
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MacCHESS, Cornell University
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