On 3/11/2011 5:36 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > Dan, you're a young'un, so you probably don't remember the days > before Outlook. :)
Outlook? What's that? > Most people who top-post do so because they use an email client > that defaults to that style. They click 'Reply', type a few > words, and hit send. No thought is given to > composition,much less trimming. Well, I'll be damned! There's an option in the email client! After some searching, I just found the one in Thunderbird, and set it to bottom posting. What won't they think of next! > > The ideal method of replying is inline comments, with trimming > off all the non-relevant quoted text. That way you have > sufficient context to understand what the writer is > responding to, and are also able to read it in a much more > conversational style. Like this, you mean. I've always done this with multiple questions. No argument on this one. Next week I'll fire up the old tabs vs spaces argument again! <g> Dan Covill _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
