Gig 601XL Builder wrote:

It's not so much the broadband connection that come into play with this
issue, though it is part of it. The main thing is the news servers desire to
reduce storage on their servers. There are lots of USENET servers that don't
even have the binary newsgroups because of the amount of storage required.

Well, OK, then if not broadband, then the increasing availability of
cheaper storage. Regardless, I don't think a non-binary titled
newsgroup will ever reach a critical mass of images being uploaded to
cause an issue (especially given the relatively low volume of messages
this group gets).

The volume of posts that the flight simmer wannabe/troll would probably
exceed the minimal size a few images take up.

But you know what? It ain't worth arguing because it's not a big issue
for me.

Marco