There are some nice images here, but the file sizes are quite large. I
R find
myself doing a lot of scrolling around to see all the details. If you
were
to reduce the image size to pehaps 800 or 1000 pixels across it would
make
the picture fit the screen much better with minimal loss of quality.


R My files are cropped to 1024x768 pixels so that they are the correct
R size
R for most desktops. Obviously you can never please everyone all the
R time but
R 1024x768 should keep most happy.

R If you are interested in looking at the pictures properly then you
R will need
R a photo viewer program. I use ACDSee but there are many out there
R (some
R free). You also need a newsreader that will download these pictures
R straight into a folder on your pc. At the moment I use xNews - it's
R free
R and it does a good job. Outlook express is a great program (I am
R posting
R this with it !) but not ideal for usenet. If you need any help or
R advice
R the regulars here will be only too pleased to assist you.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback.

Rusty, your pictures show on my screen perfectly.

I have been using Irfanview to resize the images prior to posting my own
images, but it had not occurred to me that I could use it as an image
viewer. I downloaded Xnews last night and tinkered with it for a while. As
you say it will download attachments to a designated folder from which an
image viewer can retrieve them for perusal.

As I only have problems with a relatively few large images I think my best
bet will be to carry on using OE and manually save the larger images to a
folder and then use Irfanview to look at them full screen.

In an ideal world there would be a newsreader with an option to show
attached images full screen without having to resort to another application.
Sigh...

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto

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