Chameleon
09-29-2008, 10:06 AM
At TVKeyz Forums, we do things a little bit different than most forums, as far as file attachments go.
The main difference is that we do not allow .zip and .rar files to be posted as attachments.
Since I know the question will be asked, this is why:
1) File downloads during heavy traffic times cause a major slowdown of the forums. Since the goal here at TVKeyz Forums is to be available when other the other forums are down, all file posts are required to be uploaded to offsite file hosting sites. This allows us offload the burden of file downloads and lets us handle a lot more traffic.
2) TVKeyz Forums does not want to involve itself in the legal issues surrounding the posting of files that could potentially contain "pirate code". TVKeyz Forums does not have the time or knowledge necessary to desiminate such code, therefore to avoid any potential legal issues, we host no files of this type.
All posted .zip and .rar files should be posted with our preferred file hosting site:
http://i37.tinypic.com/au6zys.gif (http://www.mediafire.com)
Common picture and document files are allowed to be posted as attachments. File types that are allowed are as follows:
.bmp
.doc
.gif
.jpe
.jpg
.pdf
.png
.psd
.txt
The main difference is that we do not allow .zip and .rar files to be posted as attachments.
Since I know the question will be asked, this is why:
1) File downloads during heavy traffic times cause a major slowdown of the forums. Since the goal here at TVKeyz Forums is to be available when other the other forums are down, all file posts are required to be uploaded to offsite file hosting sites. This allows us offload the burden of file downloads and lets us handle a lot more traffic.
2) TVKeyz Forums does not want to involve itself in the legal issues surrounding the posting of files that could potentially contain "pirate code". TVKeyz Forums does not have the time or knowledge necessary to desiminate such code, therefore to avoid any potential legal issues, we host no files of this type.
All posted .zip and .rar files should be posted with our preferred file hosting site:
http://i37.tinypic.com/au6zys.gif (http://www.mediafire.com)
Common picture and document files are allowed to be posted as attachments. File types that are allowed are as follows:
.bmp
.doc
.gif
.jpe
.jpg
.png
.psd
.txt