I am sure this must be a Frequently Asked Question, but I didn't find it
in the FAQ. I did a very quick scan of some months of the archives, but
didn't see it (but it was a very quick scan, if the archives were
searchable, I probably wouldn't be asking this here).
I am wondering if anyone has written up a document that I can refer users
to about particular policies, The policies in quesiton are
(1) Quoting entire message being replied to
(2) Doing (1) by sticking the quoted message at the end
(3) Posting multipart/alternative messages.
I attempt to filter these on some unmoderated lists I manage, and am
suddenly getting swamped with newer MUAs that seem to do this sort of
stuff by default. I would like a document (or documents) that explain why
these are bad things for discussion lists, and also explain who to
configure the MUA to behave less obnoxiously.
Please, I am not trying to debate whether these are bad practices. I
consider them bad practice for my list, and would like documents that
basically articulate that view (while the view is not universal, I suspect
that I am far from alone).
-j
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