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Re: List config (was image macros on NANOG)


From: Bryan Fields via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 14:53:56 -0400

On 9/5/26 20:14, Kevin Tillery via NANOG wrote:

This image is now wasting most of a megabyte in how many important people's mailboxes?

Are you sure this viva the list?  The linked archive had nothing in it
https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/nanog () lists nanog org/message/4STIVBBLC6W4BUCT5JX3Z4S6C5MC4MEN/

I think perhaps this was sent directly or cc'd to you?

The NANOG list only permits messages of 1000 kB or less, and only passes the following mime types:
multipart
message/rfc822
application/pgp-signature
text/plain

Like other internet mailing lists, you should post in plain text and use links for any attachments. Trim quoted text in replies to only the relevant parts, prefix with a ">" and such. This does preclude using certain popular MUAs to post as you can't disable rich text or set them the quote properly, but in the the event the list sees that, it should strip it out. It will not translate HTML only to text/plain, so in the event of HTML only email (which violates MIME RFCs) people may get a blank email if not caught in the moderation queue.
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Bryan Fields

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http://bryanfields.net
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