The Issue with Attachments

Originally Posted by Traumatized Rat

When Miles addresses his concerns about the amount of bandwidth he has to pay for, people in here start accusing him of being 'disrespectful' and get all butthurt.

I just want to make this clear again, as you must be referring to me here: Even if bandwidth really was an issue (and Bigblah now said it isn't), there's nothing "disrespectful" at all with addressing such concerns. What I found disrespectful about it is exactly what Face has mentioned-- we've been told numerous times that attachments aren't an issue, but we're still getting kicked in the butt for them without warning.

Maybe I read too much into it. In any case, I'd rather just let this rest now.

Regarding the possible solutions, I've said on SB that FTP servers would be the easiest and best solution, definitely preferable to Mediafire etc in my opinion. There's nothing difficult at all about learning to use them.

Alternatively, we could continue using attachments, which would get deleted after a while, and use FTPs for long term storage. This way, people who only care about new stuff or requests don't have to log onto an FTP each time, but those who are interested in the "archive" aspect of the thread can still find all the stuff ever posted.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I appreciate the way things are going now. 99% of the sheet music has probably been downloaded by active members anyway, so I figure it shouldn't be a problem to get most of it up on an FTP even after the attachments get deleted. So is there anyone among the CH regulars who could easily set up a private FTP?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by jre58591

I admit to not knowing too much about FTPs (just how to access and leech off them, somewhat). What would it require to set one up, exactly?

Well, you ought to have a computer that's online continuously for several hours a day (obviously the longer the better) and an Internet connection with a decent upload speed. Apart from that, all you need is an FTP server program (there are free ones available), configure it properly, and you're good to go.

Unfortunately I'm having trouble with my router disconnecting me at irregular intervals for no apparent reason, so my connection is not the greatest for an FTP atm.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.