Actually, this reinforces the need for both top posting and trimming. Yahoo! cuts off text on long emails at the bottom if they are longer than a certain number of characters. So with bottom posted replies, the reader may not get to see the reply! I can't tell you how many times I've gotten e-mail from my Yahoo! groups that were incomplete because of this limitation. It's not always a question of scrolling down, as there may not be anything down there to see!
Gerry on 10/17/02 9:24 PM, Jeremy Derr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 08:17 PM, Thomas D. Kearns wrote: > >> Dan, I would vote against that. I thought of this topic while reading >> my Yahoo messages on my PC at work. If the message wasn't a top post >> or very close to the top post I deleted because the message was cut off >> and I just wasn't going to scroll down. I read too many e-mails a day >> to do that much scrolling. I realize bottom posting my be better for >> digest readers. But I'm curious, what percentage of subscribers are >> digest readers? > > honestly..... if you can't be bothered to scroll down, then mailing > lists are probably not the best places for you seek/provide help. You > may want to consider web-boards instead. > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
