On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Neil Jerram <[email protected]>wrote:
> 2009/1/25 Paul Fertser <[email protected]>: > > Neil Jerram <[email protected]> writes: > >> > >> The right client could handle that for you; as Google Mail (for example) > does. > > > > Are you serious? Quotes are needed to remember context but you suggest > > to quote the whole mail with no apparent reason and to hide them > > later? WTF? > > I think using software to solve a trivial problem is better than > getting cross about it, yes. > > Furthermore, people may someday want to follow these discussions on an OpenMoko phone, where limited bandwidth and screen real estate really necessitate better quoting and trimming of each email. I used to use gmail's mobile web site to follow this list and it was a serious PITA to load several pages of quotes before reading one's response. Whether helping someone out or asking a question, think of properly trimming your email part of your "contribution" to the project.
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