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diff --git a/docs/xml/using.xml b/docs/xml/using.xml index d6c14dbd1..720f461e9 100644 --- a/docs/xml/using.xml +++ b/docs/xml/using.xml @@ -234,8 +234,12 @@ <listitem> <para> <emphasis>Attachments:</emphasis> - You can attach files (e.g. testcases or patches) to bugs. If there - are any attachments, they are listed in this section.</para> + You can attach files (e.g. testcases or patches) to bugs. If there + are any attachments, they are listed in this section. Attachments are + normally stored in the Bugzilla database, unless they are marked as + Big Files, which are stored directly on disk and (unlike attachments + kept in the database) may be deleted at some future time. + </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -774,7 +778,17 @@ Content-Type (e.g. application/xhtml+xml), you can override this using a 'content-type' parameter on the URL, e.g. <filename>&content-type=text/plain</filename>. - </para> + </para> + + <para> + If you have a really large attachment, something that does not need to + be recorded forever (as most attachments are), you can mark your + attachment as a Big File, Assuming the administrator of the + installation has enabled this feature. Big Files are stored directly on + disk instead of in the database, and can be deleted when it is no longer + needed. The maximum size of a Big File is normally larger than the + maximum size of a regular attachment. + </para> </section> </section> |