Thread: How do I attach thumbnails?

nope, i tried one that was 140k, and it wouldnt take it, its hosted at villagephotos......

-micah

Guys... don't confuse "attachments" with "insert image".

Attachments are actually uploaded (either your computer or another server) and take up space on the SRP server forever... hence the size restriction. They produce nice little thumbnails below the message and you only have to view them full-size if/when you want to.

Inserted images are displayed in-line in the message and remain resident on whatever server you reference... thus they have no size restriction. But... members viewing via dial-up connections will absolutely hate your guts if they're large since they can't easily avoid downloading them when viewing the thread. Bigger is not always better.

I believe superfly was referring to inserted images in his reply.

Originally Posted by azjoe

Guys... don't confuse "attachments" with "insert image".

Attachments are actually uploaded (either your computer or another server) and take up space on the SRP server forever... hence the size restriction. They produce nice little thumbnails below the message and you only have to view them full-size if/when you want to.

Inserted images are displayed in-line in the message and remain resident on whatever server you reference... thus they have no size restriction. But... members viewing via dial-up connections will absolutely hate your guts if they're large since they can't easily avoid downloading them when viewing the thread. Bigger is not always better.

I believe superfly was referring to inserted images in his reply.

Does anyone actually USE dial up any more??? hell my phone isnt even dial up lol

Originally Posted by JLStorm

Does anyone actually USE dial up any more??? hell my phone isnt even dial up lol

Yes, as a matter of fact they do. According to [wikipedia] 22% of Americans use dial-up (compared to 42% using Broadband).

As a matter of fact, I set up a system for a low-income senior citizen a couple months ago using the NetZero almost-free (ie, ad supported) dial-up. It nearly drove me crazy waiting for screens to load at 56K. He only uses the PC for email and to get to websites offering help and services that he used to be able to get via phone. When a relative sends him a humorous email with a large graphic imbedded in it he almost cries.

I have a relative that retired and moved to the boonies a few years ago and has no choice but to use dial-up. It's too rural for cable. They live in a valley and can't get cell or satellite service due to the mountains. In fact, for the first two years they had no wired phone service at all while they waited for the phone company to upgrade the switch and string cables to add more lines into the valley. So, for 2-years they had to drive to the top of the mountain to use a cell phone. They're praying that the technology to provide Internet via the power grid catches on.

Sometimes we don't know how lucky we are.