On Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:02:19 -0400, Charles Maurer wrote:
> Neill Massello wrote (06/06/2003):
>
> >In particular, I would like the option of using a different string ("> ")
>
> Not a good idea. Much programming code "assumes" that the > will be used
> as the quoting character. If you use something else, the recipient's e-
> mail client may not handle it properly.
My guess is that more people now use "> " than ">" and that just about
all current email clients can handle it properly. The only problem the
additional space itself might cause for an email client would be in
recognizing nested quotes, and that would only result in all levels of
quotes being displayed in the same color. The quotes would still be readable.
BTW, a proper signature should be preceded by a line consisting of "-- ".
