Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!rutgers!njin!uupsi!sunic!news.funet.fi!uwasa.fi!ts From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: Albert.gif (Everybody wants to get in on the act!) Message-ID: <1991Apr20.120658.13211@uwasa.fi> Date: 20 Apr 91 12:06:58 GMT References: <1091900022@cdp> Organization: University of Vaasa Lines: 39 In article garym@cognos.uucp@uunet.uu.net (Gary Murphy) writes: >I sent out so many of these direct, I thought it more expedient to >waste a little bandwidth... > >section 1 of uuencode 4.13 of file ALBERT.GIF by R.E.M. > >begin 644 ALBERT.GIF : Please don't take this as a flame, but as friendly information on net usage for us all since posting binaries to discussion newsgroups have been seen to snowball too easily. We know that you meant well, and appreciate that. But if posting gifs catches on, the risks of repercussions are simply too great. A heavily edited extract from a FAQ. 6. ***** Q: Should I offer to email this file I have at my disposal? A: As a general answer I would say that the results of this kind of an offer often come as a nasty surprise to the person offering the service. Several unsuspecting users have had the problem of being completely inundated with the subsequent email requests, and may even have to withdraw the offer. But if you have gullibly made such an offer I suggest that you grit your teeth, and see things through. Don't try resolve the problem by creating a another by dumping the file into a discussion newsgroup. There is feature that is specific to gifs. That is the that fact that there have been talk of rather strong measures taken at some sites about distributing "recrational" gifs. This particular gif, fortunately, is obviously far from that. But the size and popularity of gifs make them a special problem group on the net. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun