[meteorite-list] The Interest In Meteorites

From: bcmeteorites <bcmeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:13:31 -0600
Message-ID: <4924F945A1A04AE49DF522DC728BE4FC_at_umrk>

Hi All,
I will also add that one of the features we built into the EoM is that when an image is
submitted that it automatically is resized to not consume a large amount of band width; if
someone posts an image that has not been resized (many are 5mb and larger) it is reduced to
around 300 x 250 pixels to help with not only size of data base but also to allow picture to
load faster when you select to view full size.

Glad that everyone is enjoying the EoM and it is with all the images it is becoming a solid
data base for visual reference.
Thanks to everyone for some of their outstanding images they have shared.

Best Regards,
Bob Falls
IMCA Board of Director #2413
EoM Administrator

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Kuyken
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:39 AM
To: Meteorite-list
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Interest In Meteorites

Hi Mike, Brian, all,

Actually the EoM was built with future usage in mind and has unlimited
bandwidth. We will not run out even with the Meteoritical Bulletin on-line
database also using the photo files. There is also a lot more room for
photos to be added too. These days hosting is actually quite cheap with the
many different providers out there competing against each other.

It was a fair point that Mike raised about the multiple photos though. It's
probably not really necessary to add several photos of the same piece unless
it is something different or special.

For those that may may not have this shortcut, you can also use:
http://eom.imca.cc.

Cheers,

Jeff Kuyken
Meteorites Australia
www.meteorites.com.au
Vice President - I.M.C.A. Inc.
www.imca.cc


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Cox" <searchingforfun at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Interest In Meteorites


> Hi Mike and list,
>
> I really enjoyed reading what you had to say about the Encyclopedia of
> Meteorites Mike. It honestly makes sense about the number of photos taking
> up bandwidth and thanks to John also about bringing it up. I can't
> remember when anyone has mentioned about bandwidth usage on the site. I'm
> sure as you said that would be one heck of a large bill. There must be
> some guidelines or something that is being done to keep the bill within
> reason.
>
> I'm glad it's still free and I'm sure they've thought about the number of
> photos, but at least there is interest in it and it's growing.
>
> Thanks for discussion.
>
> Brian
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