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profdlp
22 Jan 2004, 12:10am
I just tried to upload an attachment (no biggie, I posted a link instead) that was 788Kb. It told me it was too large. I thought 2MB was the limit, am I wrong? :eek3:
mmonnin
22 Jan 2004, 12:14am
2MB for all 5. So like 400kb or something.

Edit: 488.3kb. Its in the pic.
profdlp
22 Jan 2004, 12:24am
2MB for all 5. So like 400kb or something.

Edit: 488.3kb. Its in the pic.
Thanks, mmonnin. I thought it was 2MB each... :rolleyes2 :D
Black Hawk
22 Jan 2004, 12:26am
that's ghey... would be better if it was 2mb for all but can be 2mb individually.
profdlp
22 Jan 2004, 12:32am
I agree. I can understand not wanting a total of 10MB, should one use five attachments. But what's the difference between one 2MB or five 400Kb attachments?

Maybe it's time for another "let's pick on Shorty" thread... :vimp: :D ;D
shwaip
22 Jan 2004, 12:39am
I doubt it's that shorty set it up that way, rather that he didn't set it up so that it wasn't that way...
profdlp
22 Jan 2004, 1:04am
I doubt it's that shorty set it up that way, rather that he didn't set it up so that it wasn't that way...
A sin of omission, then. This can be his wake-up call. :vimp:

(J/K) :wave:
Shorty
22 Jan 2004, 7:26am
That was the intended size. We have to backup the attachments folder several times a week.. and it's nearly a gig already :eek:
Enverex
22 Jan 2004, 9:49am
Use WinRAR to span it across multiple files and upload those :)
profdlp
22 Jan 2004, 6:54pm
That's a good idea, Env. In the case of the file I was trying to upload, it was just as well to link to its web page.

I still don't see the difference between 1 X 2MB and 5 X 400K. Probably has something to do with my old man teaching Math for 50 years... :bigggrin:
MediaMan
23 Jan 2004, 3:54am
That's a good idea, Env. In the case of the file I was trying to upload, it was just as well to link to its web page.

I still don't see the difference between 1 X 2MB and 5 X 400K. Probably has something to do with my old man teaching Math for 50 years... :bigggrin:


1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,024 Kilobyte (KB)
2 Megabyte (MB) = 2,048 Kilobyte (KB)

5 x 488.3 kb files = 2441.5 kb

2441.5 Kilobyte (KB) = 2.3842773 Megabyte (MB)

You are over the 2 MB limit.
profdlp
23 Jan 2004, 4:08am
1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,024 Kilobyte (KB)
2 Megabyte (MB) = 2,048 Kilobyte (KB)

5 x 488.3 kb files = 2441.5 kb

2441.5 Kilobyte (KB) = 2.3842773 Megabyte (MB)

You are over the 2 MB limit.
I was only trying to send one file, 788.9 kb!
:cool:
MediaMan
23 Jan 2004, 7:22am
I was only trying to send one file, 788.9 kb!
:cool:


Okay...time to rally together the unruly crowd. Somebody pass out the torches and light them up. I want pitchforks people.


Now let's go see if we can find Shorty.
Shorty
23 Jan 2004, 7:44am
Back off you unruly mob... I have magical powers.. and Im not afraid to use them :eek: :cool:

Burn me if you want to, Il enjoy it.. Il...

Alright.. Il make it 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,024 Kilobyte (KB) per attachment.. but feel sorry for Mr Server .. you ruthless people!
profdlp
23 Jan 2004, 8:10am
Just to be clear, I'm not complaining. I was just confused. (What else is new... :tongue: )

When I saw the 2MB max I figured that was the per-post limit. I can certainly live with 488.3Kb per-attachment (though that does seem an odd number).

I don't even know where my pitchfork is at the moment...

...probably left it in my ex-wife...