mind explaining why all/so many email/new clients start you off at the
top then? heh. Argue it all you like, apparently it's just a
preference that is different from person to person. My experience on
the internet since 1992 has shown me that top-posting takes much less
time to deal with, not to mention every client I've ever used for
similar correspondence has always started a reply with the cursor
positioned at the top. Doowutchyalike.

On 5/24/05, Richard Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
>
> You'll find that text in _many_ mailing list FAQs.
> All the mailing lists I read, except for this one where anything goes,
> replying below quoted text is the Right Way.
>
> ironchef's suggestions are good - I propose those stupid [hlds] type
> strings in the subject be removed too.
>
> btw, is something removing the space after the -- before a sig?


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Clayton Macleod

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