Time limited attachements

[klumy]

Hi,

How about a time limited attachement option, while you add an attaachent to your post.
Means after e.g. 30 days, the attachement will be automatically deleted, if you have entered 30 days.

This function could be useful, if you add very large attachements, which are just actual for a short period of time. Auto-Deleting it after 30 days could save traffic and HD capacity of the server.

[James Woodcock]

In SMF I have (Beta1a) there is a attachment manager where you can remove attachments older then 'x' number of days or over 'x'kb in size.  It is not automatic, but the option is there

The manager also lists all the attachments and lists size, filename, date, poster and which topic it was entered on.  An already great system!

[joker]

klumys proposal could enhance the posting options, while the admin interface should set e.g. a standard expire period or wether such one would be active or not.

[klumy]

yes this was the idea, to give the user the option to change the attachement time limit instead of the admin

[James Woodcock]

Although I see the benefits you would be left with posts and a reference to a none existant image though.  What if the post was popular and after 30days was still being replied to.  The post would be there but the image not!

[klumy]

Well this should just be an "optional" function for the user. He may use it or not. For images it doesn't make sense. But e.g. for other things like small programs or so which are outdated after a few month or so.

[James Woodcock]

Well I dont think forums should hold programs anyway, to much of a risk of virus or buggy program could lead to daft people blaming the forum as a whole rather then the *.exe file or the person uploading it.

[klumy]

It is possible, if you make a restricted subforum just for people you know (like charter members or so..)