I did a little detective work and I think I have found the culprit. Seriously I did not mean to slow anyone down. I really was trying to liven up the list. It is kind of hard to get your children interested in a black & white count list. I carefully size each photo being mindful of dial-up. The largest I have ever sent is 90K which would be about 3secs on a bad connection. That being said I do not want to clog the list. I take the photo's for my own enjoyment and will continue to do so. Anyone wishing to receive the photo's may send their address to me and I will send directly to them. donc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Don Carrier Bristol, Tennessee -----Original Message----- From: bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of merlin42@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 11:43 AM To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Bristol Birds List and Photos Hello Bristol area birders, I have a concern about all the recent pictures being sent to Bristol Birds. There are still a few people on dial up connection. While a picture file here and there won't slow them down too much, I feel that the constant bombardment of pictures could possibly run a few people off the board. We need to keep in mind that while the vast majority of people have a fast Internet connection, there are still some who connect a slow speeds. Don't take this the wrong way, we would love to see the pictures that our great Bristol Bird Photographers take. I think an Internet picture gallery is the best route for most pictures. Lots of places offer free places to store pictures (I.E. Yahoo). If anybody needs any help in setting a place up, let me know and I will be glad to help. A gallery let the user on a slower Internet speeds choose when they look at the pictures instead of having to wait until they are downloaded just to check their other mail, Bristol Birds or other. What would be a big shame is if we lost any of our great reporters to Bristol Birds because of such a minor issue. Thank you for you time, Rob Biller Elizabethton, TN ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To post to this mailing list, simply send an email to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (423)764-****