on 14/11/2002, "John Ruschmeyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> If you think Eudora 3.0 is bad, you should see Microsoft Outlook. You hit >> reply, it basically set it up for a top post. You can't bottom >> post even if >> you wanted to unless you manually go through and add quote marks >> and such. > > Actually, you can do it in Outlook (don't know about Outlook Express). It's > an option under Tools->Options->Preferences->E-mail Options. > > Basically, you can change the quoting style to include quote marks. It still > wants to let you top-post, but now it's just a matter of cutting text. Options for Outlook Express [Reply and Forward]: [check box] Include entire message in reply. [check box] Use quoting characters when forwarding. [check box] Reply to msg in format recieved. [check box] Always reply using default account. [radio button] Place insertion point *before* quoted text. [radio button] Place insertion point *after* quoted text. [check box] Prefix my mail with "on [Date], [Name], [Address] wrote:" Outlook Express can work reasonably well if used only for mail (the news client is pretty weak in comparison to stand alone clients available for the Mac). It can be easily configured not to top post, or include the entire quoted article, or worse, post in HTML. Users just need to be made aware of that. Mike -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:quadlist@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:quadlist-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:quadlist-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
