On 6/23/06, Nicholas Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've been using Linux for over seven years and, until this list, I've never
heard anyone complaining about top-posting vs bottom-posting. I think it's
silly to think one way is right -- regardless of your preference of client.
The purpose of having a 'subject' line is to inform the reader of the e-mail
what the subject of the e-mail is about, so some people are capable of
remembering the last things written, and could therefore get right to the
point and read the new information, while other people less capable of
remembering the last things written have to scroll down to remember what is
written. Then they complain that this is an inconvenience. If the person had
bottom-posted, then everyone would have to scroll down equally.
The bottom-post algorithm originated when networks were a lot slower
than they are now. Messages were not always received in the sequence
in which they were sent, and it made a lot of sense to remind the
reader as to what the reply pertained to.
This has nothing to do with the capability of people to remember the
last things written. Even today, messages are not always received in
the order that they are written.
carl
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