On Thursday 13 Oct 2005 12:42, Billie Walsh wrote: > H.J. wrote: > > <snip> > KInda hard to do that even when some people seem to prefer to top > post - against mailing list Etiquette, then just when you least > expect it, they bottom post. > <snip> > > As you probably notice I prefer to <snip> out the portion I wish to > reply to. > Not, I think, the general usage of <snip>, I have always used it to signify that at that point I have snipped out irrelevant parts of the thread.
> For one reason a full "quote" of the entire thread can sometimes > lead to HUGE e-mails coming into the mailbox. See http://mandriva.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrivaMailingListEtiquette No. 4. I would also recommend that people read the sections " Basis of these recommendations" and "Relevant Links". > Then there are those that like to quote the whole message with their > comments stuck in the middle portions. Again "Bad Form". UNLESS your > using HTML where you can use a different font and color to designate > your own comments. > Most mail readers can be configured to differentiate the parts of a thread. In many cases this method makes the sense easier to follow. As for your display problem, I see that you are using Outlook, so I would refer you to the reply in this from Guy Rouillier, where you will find a solution to the problem. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Mandriva hints & tips: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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