Go to Jeff Salisbury LWGate Home Page.From: "Dave Squires" <dcsquires1@home.com>
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] large file FTP
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 22:51:58 -0600
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Yes...thank you and Katherine for the info. DSquires - ----- Original Message ----- From: <Spencer48@aol.com> To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] large file FTP > DC: I saved this from Jeff Salisbury (the administrator of this forum) > because I thought it might be helpful in the future. I hope it's what you're > looking for. > > jans > > Subj: [CANSLIM] Sending large or non-text files to the canslim group > Date: 12/2/2001 10:02:33 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: owner-canslim@xmission.com (Jeff Salisbury) > Sender: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com > Reply-to: canslim@lists.xmission.com > To: canslim@xmission.com > > Everyone, > > There are times when you may wish to share large or non-text files with > our group (i.e. gif, jpeg, spreadsheets, etc). Our list is configured > to reject all files over 80K. You can attach files under this threshold > to your email posting. > > While files under this 80K threshold are delivered by the canslim list > software, receiving mail servers often reject files over 40K. This means > that while your file was delivered by the canslim mail server, many users > will not have received it because their mail server rejected it... > > This does not mean you cannot share large files with the group. Rather, > the BEST way to share large files with the group (even those under 80K) > is to place the file at an ftp site, and then refer to the link in your > canslim posting. This way, the reader can read your posting, click on > the link, and instantly see what you are talking about. If you have your > own ftp site, feel free to use it. > > If you do not have access to your own ftp site, we have provided an > anonymous ftp site. To provide your file to the group, please follow > these instructions: > > 1. Send your file to: > > "ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/users/m/mcjathan/incoming/". > > If you don't know how to ftp a file, you can use the ftp instructions > at the bottom of this message. > > 2. After not more than 15 minutes, your file will be available for > everyone at the URL of: > > http://WallStreet-LLC.com/pub/your_file_name > > where "your_file_name" is the exact name of the file you uploaded. > This file name should NOT have spaces or other strange characters. > Letter, numbers, and "." are always good, i.e. "canslim_25.gif". > > 3. Before posting your message to the group, test the URL of your file by > copying the web address: > > http://WallStreet-LLC.com/pub/your_file_name > > into your browser and seeing if your browser displays the file properly. > > 4. Finally, send your message to the group describing your file, and be > sure to explicity include the URL of your file. > > Although this may seem unwieldy at first, it really isn't too bad and it > solves more problems than it creates. > > If you have any problems with this procedure, feel free to contact me at > mcjathan@xmission.com. > > Best Regards, > > Jeff Salisbury > > =========================================================================== > > Netscape FTP Instructions: > > 1. Using Netscape, go to the URL: > > ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/users/m/mcjathan/incoming/ > > 2. On the Netscape "File" menu, select "Upload File..." This will open > a file selection widget on your hard-drive. Select the file you wish to > upload and hit the "Ok" button. At this point, your file will be uploaded. > > 3. Eventhough your file has been uploaded, you will not be able to see the > file in your netscape browser. The reason for this is that the "incoming" > directory is set to write-only for security reasons. > > Internet Explorer FTP Instructions: > > 1. Using "Internet Explorer", go to the URL: > > ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/users/m/mcjathan/incoming/ > > 2. Open "Windows Explorer" to browse your local hard-drive. Find the file > you want to send. Select the file by clicking once. The right-click and > "copy" the file. > > 3. Go back to the Internet Explorer window. Right-click and "paste" the > file. It will be uploaded to the canslim ftp site. > > > > In a message dated 12/21/2001 3:37:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, > dcsquires1@home.com writes: > > << Can someone tell me how to send large files to the FTP site. I have > forgotten how to do it. > > DSquires > >> > > - > -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" > -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or > -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. > - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email.
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