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From: jiro@shaman.com (Jiro Nakamura)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Image files for people
Message-ID: <1991Mar8.033928.796@shaman.com>
Date: 8 Mar 91 03:39:28 GMT
Sender: jiro@shaman.com (Jiro Nakamura)
Organization: Shaman Consulting
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  I was cleaning up my /LocalLibrary/Images/People directory today (muddling
around with passwd, making sure pictures matched addresses) and I thought:
	"Wouldn't it be a great idea if we had a People database at
	one of the archive servers?"

  Each image takes up around 800 bytes (LZW compressed). That's measly
compared to any program archive. 
  I mean, I have a "fairly" recent database for the NeXT people I "talk"
to on a fairly active basis, but I'm missing some people who entered the
company recently. And I'm definitely missing Images for people from
other companies (like Lighthouse) who I talk to on a fairly regular
basis.....
  Rather than go around to each company and ask for Image files for their
People, why don't we have a central database that keeps track of who
has what picture? 
  I'll put my picture in the public domain. ;-) I *would* dump the pictures
I have, but I'm sure they are copyrighted material (under the Berne invisi-
copyright), so the respective companies would have to do it....
  What do people have to say about this? NeXTMail is a great media, and
I absolutely *love* having the pictures available when I write/reply/read.
It makes for a much more *personal* dimension to this interpersonal
communicating.
  That's my 2 yen worth. Anyone have any comments?

	- Jiro Nakamura
	  jiro@shaman.com



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