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From: Axel Vogt <&noreply@axelvogt.de>
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Subject: Re: Is it ok to attach Maple Worksheets to posts here?
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:27:00 +0200
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On 18.09.2013 20:49, Salmon Egg wrote:
> Sometimes it is very difficult to ask questions about Maple without a 
> worksheet to describe the problem. For example, I have a question that 
> would require a .mw file of under 50kB. This does not strike me as using 
> a great deal of resource compared to trying to text instead. It is not 
> like using a binary snapshot of the worksheet. This would be 
> particularly true if the Maple statements were not executed.
> 
> Would such attachments be considered a breach of netiquette?
> 

I am not the Sheriff - not sure, whether it is a good idea, as nobody
and no server would expect attachments here.

Formally you may argue: *.mw is not a binary, but a text file (as XML)
and you may even append as inline text.