<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY>Ever since the "upgrade" of the PTG site we haven't been= able to access the archives except with google...which= works.   Personally, I'm not crazy about the new= format...no offense to those who have slaved for weeks to= upgrade it...it would be nice to know what alleged advantages= the new format has over the old. David= I. <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: David Skolnik= <DAVIDSKOLNIK@OPTONLINE.NET> To: <RON@BERRYPIANO.COM>,= Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Received: Thu, 04 Aug 2005= 01:18:34 -0400 Subject: Re: File Upload area of PTG web= site Ron - I know there is a problem here you are= trying to resolve, but I'm not sure this is the answer. To quote= from the instructions on the ptg.org/files= page: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">When a file is= uploaded it sends an email to the moderator so it should be= approved or deleted within a day or two. </BLOCKQUOTE> Given= the way graphics have become intrinsic to many of the= discussions here, such a delay seems to pose a significant= obstacle to the flow of ideas.   For example, it's= only 1:12 AM right now, and I can't see the image of bent tuning= pins Clark Sprague sent over an hour ago.  (<A= href="http://www.ptg.org/files_add.php">= http://www.ptg.org/files_add.php</A>)   Unless you're= willing to assign a surrogate, or junior monitor when you are= not available, it acts a bit like a curfew. Just= an initial observation, though I'm glad to see you're= trying. David Skolnik At 10:02= PM 7/26/2005 -0500, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">I want some of you who= have files to share to try the files area of the web= site.  It gives you a place to upload files and create= a database entry for searching the files that are= there.  Go to  <A= href="http://www.ptg.org/files"= eudora="autourl">http://www.ptg.org/files</A> The directions= should be clear. I have set this up so that the files are= uploaded to a staging area and I will act as moderator to be= sure they are what they are supposed to be before uploading= them to the public area.  This area is open to the= whole world so this is a necessary precaution to keep out= spammers and others.  I have set a limit of 2MB per= file, this should be adequate for most things.  You= might resize pictures before you upload them since they will be= viewed onscreen.  Let's see how this= works. ron ---------------------- Ron Berry Piano= Service Indianapolis, IN= 46220 317-255-8213 ron@berrypiano.com <A= href="http://www.berrypiano.com/"= eudora="autourl">http://www.berrypiano.com</A> ______= _________________________________________ pianotech list info:= <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"= eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</= A></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>