ARRGGHH!!! HTML and ZIP files, please!

[reapersaurus]

The problem with that is that it makes it very easy for some to construct an entire website consisting solely of html attachments (each has a URL, so it would be painfully easy to do); they can even use the the server as a storage space for .zip files.

Umm.. I'm not following you, Morrus.

Are these really worries of yours, or just possible outcomes for discussion's sake?

1) Because if you're worried about people making a website out of attached html files distributed amongst multiple posts on multiple threads, i just don;t get that worry. Especially when it's so easy to get free web space on the internet.

2) And how could people use 'your' server as a storage space for .zip files, when you limit them to 100 KB per attachment?
I just don't see anyone doing these two things you bring up.
But I CAN see how useful it would be to be able to have members attach those 2 files, can't you?

It would benefit the community - html files more so than zip's.

 

[Morrus]

Actually, yes. It is a concern of mine.

 

[Psionicist]

Actually, yes. It is a concern of mine.

The Reaper is right, it shouldn't be. I cannot imagine ANYONE uploading documents for personal use to the ENWorld messageboard. There are MILLIONS of forums and uploading features over the internet without the problems you speak off.

 

[Grazzt]

The Reaper is right, it shouldn't be. I cannot imagine ANYONE uploading documents for personal use to the ENWorld messageboard. There are MILLIONS of forums and uploading features over the internet without the problems you speak off.

As many people as we have on here, someone would do it. Just to show others it could be done. You know how the internet goes...

 

[The It's Man]

So, if there it's easy to get free webspace - why use the forums?

Morrus doesn't want to include those types of files, there is a workaround as psionist already mentioned and there a megs of free webspace

 

[Metalsmith]

Test....

Sweeeet.

It worked.


Metalsmith

 

[CRGreathouse]

Yes, as I already proved in my second post...

As I mentioned, your didn't work for me at all. I just etried it and got the same result. Is your doctype correct?

 

[Psionicist]

As I mentioned, your didn't work for me at all. I just etried it and got the same result. Is your doctype correct?

Yes. It's the exact same code as the document bondetamp uploaded.

 

[Umbran]

Also, isn't there a decent possibility for destructive use of .zip files? If you cannot control what's inside the .zip, some idiot could use the ability to post stuff to do nasty things to the unwary. Not everyone who registers is necessarily a nice person...

While you'd imagne folks would be careful dealing with .zip files gotten off an open message board, why ask for trouble?

 

[reapersaurus]

So, Morrus -
Am I accurate in synopsizing that you don't want to add .html files to the attachment list because you are afraid someone will build a website that links together a bunch of attachments of posts that they don't know the numbers of in advance?

Can you even edit an attachment that you've already posted, to add the correct link to the next attachment to a post they'd make?!

Forget the zip file, if it worries you.

To properly synopsize again:
This worry of yours is so strong that you want the members of this community to have to rename every html file to .txt when wanting to share an older helpful thread, and also make the reader save the file to their HD, then rename the file, then open it up.
All this instead of just making it convenient and having them click the attached file?

And psionicist - your idea has only worked on my machine 1 out of 3 times on my same machine - I conclude that it is not a reliable way of sharing html files.