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Old 03-12-2022, 01:53 PM   #1
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Better handling of log file attachments


Given how frequently log files are useful in diagnosing issues, it would be nice if LQ could be tweaked to handle them better.

1. "journalctl -b" is a useful diagnostic but can exceed 256KB - would be nice to thus allow txt/log files to be increased to at least 512KB to avoid new users needing to manually split files.

2. Apparently some browsers treat *.log files awkwardly - since vBulletin has the option to force Content-Type (appears to be in the same config page as max filesize), setting it to text/plain for log file attachments would help.

3. Maybe adding ".old" and ".1" as accepted extensions (and likewise forcing to text/plain) would be helpful too.

 
Old 03-12-2022, 04:39 PM   #2
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Yes, please!
 
Old 03-13-2022, 03:41 AM   #3
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Size constraints might matter, but it would be nice if more files where recognized as plain text, as mentioned. And would open in a new tab instead of asking me to open them elsewhere.

While we're discussing attachments - some image files are being resized. That's OK if they take up too much storage otherwise, but the forum software resizes them by one pixel! I.e., a 1024x768 image might get resized to 1023x767. That looks horrible!
 
Old 03-13-2022, 10:56 AM   #4
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Just put them on Pastebin or something similar.
 
Old 03-13-2022, 12:41 PM   #5
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Pastebin is ideal for files whose archiving is useless, so are better off not being attached to bloat LQ. A problem happens often with nubies' installations lacking a working pastebinning app who can't manage to install one or get the target file to a pastebin manually, but somehow are able to attach.
 
  


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