[WEB4LIB] Re: Uploading graphics

[Yi Kong]

Did everybody on the list got the duplicated email like this?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dennis Moser <dennism at library.tmc.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 5:16 PM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Uploading graphics


> Oh, boy. Before this gets TOO far:
>
> What was meant as a gentle jibe at Windows users has gotten out of hand.
> Here's the offending phrase that apparently started things...
>
> "As for using upper case, you can usually tell who's using a Microsoft
> product for serving their pages since they announce that one should NEVER
> use upper case in file names. Use what makes sense...just keep it
> well-organized. The real problem (on almost ANY platform...can't think of
> any right away to the contrary) is having SPACES in the file names. (I did
> see some in your directory/path names in your code...)"
>
> There's nothing in there that's "incorrect" with regard to NT...nothing in
> there that mentions any SPECIFIC Microsoft products. As for any subsequent
> postings that might have contained erroroneous information about such
> products, I cannot take credit.
>
> Lighten up...my main point was that one's approach for naming MUST be
> consistent. That isn't such a no-brainer as some would suggest. Those of
us
> who are daily immersed in code need to remember that there are some
> neophytes on this list and what we take to be common sense may not be so
> common.
>
> What really matters is that Cathy Cox got her images to appear: she
probably
> needs to be looking at what caused her file name extensions to change, but
> hey! that's for another discussion.
>
> Sending a million "Mea culpas" to Redmond, I retreat while wishing Holiday
> Cheer for all who participate (an Amazing Full Moon this morning!),
>
> Dennis Moser, MILS, Web Librarian
> John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center
> Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library
> 1133 M. D. Anderson Blvd, Houston, TX 77030-2809
> dennism at library.tmc.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Lester <dan at 84.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Date: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 10:10 AM
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Uploading graphics
>
>
> >At 04:51 AM 12/22/99 -0800, Debra Lords wrote:
> >>Actually, planning on case insensitivity is incorrect.  Depending
> >>on the WebServer (not the OS of the box, but the WebServer
> >>Engine), case sensitivity can be a factor.
> >>
> >>Compare:
> >>http://www.cs.utah.edu/~bean/research.html
> >>http://www.cs.utah.edu/~Bean/research.html
> >>http://www.cs.utah.edu/~bean/Research.html
> >
> >No one said that you should plan on case insensitivity.  The message said
> >that on MS's NT and IIS it was insensitive.  And that was said in
response
> >to a specific incorrect comment about NT.
> >
> >I think we're all in agreement that you should ALWAYS use lower case,
NEVER
> >use spaces in a file name, in order to maximize ease of access.
> >
> >My personal suggestion is that you never use underscores, as they're
easily
> >missed by the novice when they get hidden by the underlining in a link.
I
> >also always use . (periods, dots) between parts of file names when I want
> >to distinguish words for another reason.  They're much easier to type
than
> >an underscore or a hyphen.  o-)
> >
> >cheers
> >
> >dan
> >
> >--
> >Good, Fast, and Cheap: Which two of the three would you like?
> >Dan Lester, 3577 East Pecan, Boise, ID 83716 USA 208-383-0165
> >dan at 84.com   http://www.84.com/  http://www.postcard.org/
> >
> >
>