Evans, Kevin R wrote:
Yes, I know there are arguments for and against. I wasn't trying to start a war (it's been discussed before ad nauseum). I thought that a newbie poster might not realize this. In my case, I tend to read a post, then reply or not, then delete the email. Therefore to me, I find it easier to be able to go back through and see the original post sometimes which one cannot do if it has been sniped<g>. Sometimes these posts can last for over a week...I can't always remember the original posted question. Plus, Outlook defaults to reply at the top!
OTOH I don't delete one by one, I have a view that only shows threads containing unread. If I want to, I can create a filter that deletes (or moves to another folder) read mail that is older than some number of days, 7, 70, 170, 370 - my choice, and I find that's easier than deleting individual messages. I keep stuff around because I find it convenient to do so. Starting at the top, to choose points to reply to is sensible. I don't trust any email client to decide where I should start my reply. -- Cheers John -- spambait [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Advice http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 You cannot reply off-list:-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
