[mythtvnz] Etiquette

[Aaron Pelly]

On 26/05/14 15:07, Nick Rout wrote:
> If you want to attach a plain text file that is fine, but possibly
> better to name it .txt so that when people click it it will be opened
> in a useful fashion, given that most people are using gui based
> systems these days.
Good call.

> However probably the best way (considering I limit email size) is to
> post to pastebin.com or similar service and then post the url. Ubuntu
> has in its repo a handy utility called pastebinit (sudo apt-get
> install pastebinit) which you can then use, eg
>
> pastebinit /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log
>
> or
>
> grep thebitsiwant /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log|pastebinit
>
> pastebinit leaves the url behind on the command line where you can
> copy and paste to an email.
>
> Similarly pictures or videos are best put on something like imgur or
> vimeo and post the link. Do remember though that all these methods
> make your log/pic/video public, so do check for passwords/usernames
> etc.
Understood. I did consider pastebin, but wasn't sure of the longevity of 
pastes, thus the usefulness of the archives in the future. Now I know.

Thanks Nick.