Drmgiver wrote: > Oh, and on another note, I find "inline posting" very annoying. I don't > want to dig through an entire message just to decipher what is new text, > and what is not. >
Well, post how you want, but be prepared to live with the consequences (having your posts ignored, by people who don't feel like reading the answers before they read the questions). On this list and the Yahoo 'linux' list (basically the same listmembers) interleaved (aka 'in-line) posting, and trimming off unnecessary text are the posting protocol of choice for most of the log time (knowledgeable) members. There are a few notable exceptions... experienced Linux geeks who prefer to top-post... but they are granted 'special dispensation' because of their guru status. You might want to consider reading the 'One to Many' section of RFC 1855: http://www.rfc-archive.org/getrfc.php?rfc=1855 ...which says (among other thing): "- Read both mailing lists and newsgroups for one to two months before you post anything. This helps you to get an understanding of the culture of the group." ...and which suggests in general, that in 'one to many' communications, the 'many' should take precedence over the 'one', or, in other words, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans'. -- -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ http://robertwittig.net/ http://robertwittig.org/ . ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
