gray_wolf <g_wolf@howling_mad.com> wrote in
news:9hetF.36739$gT2.22441@fx19.iad:
> Failing that, I think that I could conceal a .035" thick micro SD
> card in one of those multi page greeting cards unless they x-ray
> everything.
>
> Rant over/
The USPS moves packages based on weight.
There should be no difference between an envelope with a chip inside
and 'package'.
Reply by gray_wolf●October 27, 20192019-10-27
On 10/26/2019 6:50 PM, Michael Terrell wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 6:07:07 AM UTC-4, gray_wolf wrote:
>> I need to send 40GB of photos to several people. My upload speed is .230 MB/s.
>> It seems to me my best bet is to mail them a flash drive. Any tips on mailing them
>> 1st class mail? Any problems mailing them to Mexico and Canada? I live in Texas.
>> Nothing illegal just common family type images.
>> Thanks
>
> Use 'Media Mail' if you can. You have to request it, because they want to sell you a higher priced service instead. Originally used to share books between various libraries as 'Book Rate'.
>
Thanks for the reply. I went to the post office on Saturday expecting to pay
$1.15 for
1st class to Mexico. I had the SD card taped between two thin pieces of thin bubble
wrap and taped to a trimmed piece of paper to keep it from sliding around. It
weighted
1/2 oz. The helpful clerk said since it contained a memory chip it would now
cost $35.00
because it would now be considered a package. I would now be required to sign some
papers. Despite being a crusty old man I remained somewhat nice with the young
employee.
I rejected his offer and mumbled something to the effect that I may get a better
deal from
the Mexican drug cartel. I'll pursue some digital options for now.
Failing that, I think that I could conceal a .035" thick micro SD card in one of
those multi page greeting cards unless they x-ray everything.
Rant over/
Reply by Michael Terrell●October 26, 20192019-10-26
On Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 6:07:07 AM UTC-4, gray_wolf wrote:
> I need to send 40GB of photos to several people. My upload speed is .230 MB/s.
> It seems to me my best bet is to mail them a flash drive. Any tips on mailing them
> 1st class mail? Any problems mailing them to Mexico and Canada? I live in Texas.
> Nothing illegal just common family type images.
> Thanks
Use 'Media Mail' if you can. You have to request it, because they want to sell you a higher priced service instead. Originally used to share books between various libraries as 'Book Rate'.
Reply by Jasen Betts●October 25, 20192019-10-25
On 2019-10-23, Winfield Hill <winfieldhill@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 2019-10-23, gray_wolf <g_wolf@howling_mad.com> wrote:
> On 10/23/2019 5:42 AM, Rob wrote:
>> gray_wolf <g_wolf@howling_mad.com> wrote:
>>> I need to send 40GB of photos to several people. My upload speed is .230 MB/s.
>>> It seems to me my best bet is to mail them a flash drive. Any tips on mailing them
>>> 1st class mail? Any problems mailing them to Mexico and Canada? I live in Texas.
>>> Nothing illegal just common family type images.
>>> Thanks
>>
>> Often people's download speed is much higher than upload.
>> In cases like this, files are often uploaded to some cloud storage
>> or file transfer service, so you need to upload it only once, you
>> can send them an e-mail containing the required info to download
>> the files.
>> Of course 40GB is still an appreciable amount of data, some people
>> may have download caps that prevent them from downloading it.
>> You can consider to shrink the photos using one of the available
>> programs that can do this. Today people often have photos in native
>> camera resolution that take several MB per photo, while a simple
>> snapshot for family usage can be compressed to 200kB easily without anyone
>> noticing. When you upload both versions as a separate collection,
>> those that want high quality can download the large one.
>>
>> Mailing flash drives in a normal envelope usually leads to disaster,
>> due to mechanical processing of the mail. You will need to mail
>> them in a sturdy envelope (carton, tyvek) and be sure it is handled
>> as a package, not a letter.
>>
>
> Rob, Thanks for your reply! My down load speed is 2.7 MB/s on a fast connection.
> Thankfully I don't upload much. I did spend 36 hours sending some stuff to my
> brother's NAS ftp server. Got some mail from Google Fiber yesterday saying high
> speed fiber is coming but didn't give a firm date.
>
> That's what I was looking for safe packaging info. I only need to send three
> at the moment. The thought occurred that perhaps I could rent some tine on a fast
> ftp server but search didn't turn up any thing. Thanks again.
one of these might suit your needs:
rapidshare.com, deposifiles.com, mega.nz, sendowl.com, wetransfer.com.
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Reply by Tom Del Rosso●October 25, 20192019-10-25
gray_wolf wrote:
> On 10/23/2019 8:22 AM, Winfield Hill wrote:
>> gray_wolf wrote...
>>>
>>>> If you know the recipients can handle them then SD card
>>>> cuts the size and weight down to something you can
>>>> include inside a Christmas card.
>>>
>>> Martin, Thanks for the reply! I thought about the SD cards.
>>
>> Some USB drives are really thin. The Kingston Digital
>> DataTraveler SE9 has a strong metal case, costs only $6.
>>
>>
>
> Thanks! That looks just the ticket. Don't suppose the post office
> would kill it?
Use brown envelopes. White envelopes go into the mail sorting machines
where letters move around 270 degree turns on belt pulleys.
Reply by Martin Brown●October 25, 20192019-10-25
On 25/10/2019 06:52, Jasen Betts wrote:
> On 2019-10-24, Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 23/10/2019 16:03, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:
>>> Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote in
>>> news:qopobj$1n6r$1@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>
>>>> Absolutely. If it was on fibre even part of the way then I would
>>>> have about 5MB like they do in the next village. And equally if
>>>> there was any aluminium copper joints in the signal path I'd be
>>>> lucky to get 256k.
>>>
>>> Cannot aggree.
>>
>> You don't know what you are talking about. ISDN was 128k as 2x 64k
>> bonded pairs. I had that for a while before ADSL became available.
>
> That's ISDN PRI, which is not the only kind of ISDN, I think he
> actually means BISDN
Even so ISDN was pretty much phased out in the UK when SystemX&Y
concentrators were retired. It is now BT 21CN MSAN to IP backhaul.
https://kitz.co.uk/adsl/21cn_network.htm
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Regards,
Martin Brown
Reply by Jasen Betts●October 25, 20192019-10-25
On 2019-10-24, Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> On 23/10/2019 16:03, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:
>> Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote in
>> news:qopobj$1n6r$1@gioia.aioe.org:
>>
>>> Absolutely. If it was on fibre even part of the way then I would
>>> have about 5MB like they do in the next village. And equally if
>>> there was any aluminium copper joints in the signal path I'd be
>>> lucky to get 256k.
>>
>> Cannot aggree.
>
> You don't know what you are talking about. ISDN was 128k as 2x 64k
> bonded pairs. I had that for a while before ADSL became available.
That's ISDN PRI, which is not the only kind of ISDN, I think he
actually means BISDN
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Reply by speff●October 24, 20192019-10-24
On Wednesday, 23 October 2019 18:07:07 UTC+8, gray_wolf wrote:
> I need to send 40GB of photos to several people. My upload speed is .230 MB/s.
> It seems to me my best bet is to mail them a flash drive. Any tips on mailing them
> 1st class mail? Any problems mailing them to Mexico and Canada? I live in Texas.
> Nothing illegal just common family type images.
> Thanks
No problem to Canada unless some duckhead decides to inspect for illegal images, in which case it might be slightly delayed. Choose your description accordingly.
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Spehro Pefhan
Reply by bitrex●October 24, 20192019-10-24
On 10/23/19 11:04 PM, Phil Allison wrote:
>
> DecadentLinux...@decadence.org wrote:
>
> -------------------------------------------
>
>
>>
>> Photos (image files) are typically the most non compressible data file
>> there is. So 40GB of photo files is likely only 35GB 'compressed'.
>> Not worth the time some would argue.
>>
>
> ** Giant huh ??
>
> Image files are JPEGS so easily re-sized with some los.
>
> Likely the OP has files straight from camera or mobile phone which are huge - like 4 to 10MB.
>
> A good family pic only needs a tenth of that.
>
>
>
> ..... Phil
>
>
>
Hmm, these family photos seem to be videos and they all are about
somebody named "Daddy Bear." Yikes, this doesn't seem like appropriate
parenting at all!!