Gervase Markham wrote: >> Whatever the reason, I agree that top-posting makes perfect sense for >> ordinary email, where you're engaged in a one-to-one conversation and >> don't need to re-read the entire thread to keep track, but might want >> to refer to the previous messages for reference. This also simplifies >> message management -- you can thereafter delete the earlier posts and >> save or print a singe message with the entire discussion. > > > But what if you just want to print the conclusion? > > "Simplifies message management" is code for "My mail program doesn't > have a good way for me to easily organise my messages." :-) > > Gerv >
Thanks for putting words in my mouth. I said what I meant -- no matter how I organize my messages in my mail program (which happens to be Mozilla), if I do wish to keep a record for future reference, I'd much rather keep one email than many. Unless you've got a method for combining all of the messages in a thread into one final document after the fact, I don't see how replies without quotes make your life any easier. As a practical matter, I rarely print email, but I do occasionally save messages. I find that Mozilla organization method is very easy to use. I drag messages into multiple sub-folders, and set filters to do the job for me when I find myself repeating an operation too often. Do you have an email program with some more advanced method? Will you share with the rest of us? Dan
