Binary files are usually HUGE-- many times the size of normal text files. They can take forever to download and can break some people's newsreaders. Also, if you get charged by the time it takes to download a message, or the size of the messages you download, that's a LOT more money paid by the unsuspecting newsgroup reader!
Please post binary files to the most appropriate binaries newsgroup ONLY. Here are a few places to get you started (warning-- the files may take a LONG time to download due to their size!):
alt.binaries.pictures.misc (news:alt.binaries.pictures.misc)
alt.binaries.sounds.misc (news:alt.binaries.sounds.misc)
You can post a note in a group that you've sent a binary file to another
newsgroup, but please don't crosspost that file or the note between the
groups or post the files here. If you post pointers to the groups where
readers might be interested, and only post the binaries in binaries
newsgroups, everything works out fine. :)
For more information, please read:
This individual document is maintained by: Dennis D. Calhoun
(dcalhoun@blomand.net).
http://www.geocities.com/nnqweb/npics.html
This individual document may be copied and redistributed freely. It is to be considered material of the Public Domain and we accept no liabilities for use of its contents. If you feel that any of the contents of this page are in violation of your own copyright, please email the maintainer. Please contact the maintainer of the document if you have suggestions for improvements or additions to this document.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2000