<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Yes, David P - Please DO tell = us if we can no longer attach image files to our Postings!! I, for one, cannot access = these images unless they are appended to the Posting as I have no access to = the PTG site. Apparently I need a login "Name" and a "Password" and I have = neither. I am the great "nameless one" who shall be remembered for ever.... I'm off to = Verona on Saturday and then to Norfolk so I shall have to go "off-list" pro = tem. until September. Au revoir! Larevedere! Toodle-oo!</DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV>Michael G.(UK)</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black">From: <A title=davidskolnik@optonline.net href="mailto:davidskolnik@optonline.net">David Skolnik</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 = 3:38 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: File Upload area = of PTG web site</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Dave P - You give me too much credit.  I = probably should understand more of the process than I do.  When everything = works seamlessly, it tends to become the baseline.  I've become = oblivious to the effort that makes the list work as well as it does.  But = perhaps you can explain this again.  You don't want image files to continue = to be attached to individual posts, is that correct?  Would you mind = looking over the last few days of the list, at the posts containing images, = such as the following (there are others) and tell me what you are trying to = have done differently, and how that would affect such posts?   = <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Date: Wed, 03 Aug = 2005 14:06:26 -0700 (PDT) From: V T <pianovt@yahoo.com> Subject: = Soundboard finishing material - what and why?</BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Date: Tue, 02 Aug = 2005 13:43:23 -0500 From: Alan Barnard <tune4u@earthlink.net> Subject: = Bridge Disaster, Part Deux</BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Date: Tue, 02 Aug = 2005 08:01:42 +0100 From: Michael Gamble <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk> Subject: Michael G's S&S = - Cleaning and Steaming!</BLOCKQUOTE> Tell me again what the = problem is with imbedding the images within the post? David Skolnik At 06:49 AM 8/4/2005 -0500, you = wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">David:   I know youve = been on the internet long enough to realize that there are people who would take = advantage of this place to post things.  If anyone could post = to our server and have it show up immediately there would be all kinds of = spam, porn, etc.  This then requires that we have some responsible = person look at and approve anything posted there.    Ron = is doing all the approving at this moment until all the systems are fully = checked out.  When the system is bullet proof, the administrator on = duty each week will be approving posts.  However, on my weeks, Ill not = be checking at 1:12 AM to see if there is a picture there that you want = to see.  Ill be sleeping and will check it in the morning!   If you want to post a picture and have it = immediately available to the list, you can post it on your personal web page, = put the URL in your email and everyone will see it..  This = accommodation that Ron has created on the PTG server is for those of us who dont = have readily accessible web space and are willing to wait for the approval process.   dave   David M. Porritt <A href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</A> <HR> <DIV align=center></DIV>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<A = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl"> mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On = Behalf Of David Skolnik Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:19 AM To: ron@berrypiano.com; Pianotech 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: When a file is uploaded it sends an email to the moderator so it should be = approved or deleted within a day or two. 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)%A0%A0" eudora="autourl">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: 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></FON= T></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>