Add or Edit a Conference: File Attachments

Allowing users to add file attachments to messages makes WebBoard more dynamic as an information pipeline. Your users can attach files such as documents, multimedia, sound, and images when they post a message. In the File Attachment section, you specify the number of attachments allowed for each message as well as the size limit of any attached files. File attachments are not included in messages sent from the mailing list nor can they be included when messages are posted by email. Many current browsers support uploading files, but if most of your WebBoard users have browsers that do not support file uploads, you may want to disable this option.

To specify file attachment settings, follow these steps:

To enable file attachments, check the “Allow file attachments” checkbox.
To limit the number of attachments, type that number into the “Number of attachments allowed per message” field. Type 0 (zero) to set no limitation on the number of files users can attach to a message. To set a limit, type a number between 1 and 255 corresponding to the number of attachments you want to allow per message.
To limit the size of file attachments, type a number for the byte size of file attachments.
- Type 0 (zero) to set no limitation on the size of each file users can attach to a message, or a number greater than zero to set a limit (in bytes).
- Use numerals only. Do not use punctuation (such as commas) or characters (such as “K”). Note that almost all files are at least 1K, so plan on adding at least three zeros to your entries here, if you limit the size.