RE: [PHP] Top Posting
On 2011-07-05, Stuart Dallas penned the words: > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 3:29 PM, wrote: > >> Anyone know how to make Outlook changes its reply position. > > Google delivers... > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/macros4outlook/index.php?title > =QuoteFix_Macro Many thanks for that link, Stuart -- I've been using Dominik Jain's Outlook QuoteFix for years, but hadn't noticed this development. Have just installed it (and this reply is its first product!). It works well enough, but needs some more development -- might have to look into that as my VB is pretty good Cheers! Mike -- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Developer, Libraries and Learning Innovation, Portland PD507, City Campus, Leeds Metropolitan University, Portland Way, LEEDS, LS1 3HE, United Kingdom E: m.f...@leedsmet.ac.uk T: +44 113 812 4730 To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm
Re: [PHP] Top Posting
"James Moe" wrote in message news:4e1353f3.6090...@sohnen-moe.com... > > I suspect one reason top posting is popular is that responders do not > have to think about tidying up, just spit out a reply and move on. The > result is a message that grows in size with every reply containing every > useless bit since the thread began. It becomes quite a mess. > > - -- > James Moe oh, so true. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Top Posting
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/05/2011 07:48 AM, Jim Giner wrote: > And besides - I'm sure there are PLENTY of people here who despise scrolling > thru endless repeated paragraphs from a long list of posts just to get the > the latest contribution to the topic.:) > I often do not bother to read posts from those how cannot trim all of the irrelevant portions of a response. I have noticed that the response is usually trivial and not worth scrolling to find. > This newgroup may have its rules, but if bottom-posting was such a wise and > preferred method, why do millions of business users subscribe to a product > such as Outlook, that top-posts by default, to conduct their daily business > via emails flying back and forth with the latest post at the beginning so > that readers don't have to re-hash old news unless they want to? > I suspect one reason top posting is popular is that responders do not have to think about tidying up, just spit out a reply and move on. The result is a message that grows in size with every reply containing every useless bit since the thread began. It becomes quite a mess. - -- James Moe moe dot james at sohnen-moe dot com 520.743.3936 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.15 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk4TU/MACgkQzTcr8Prq0ZP2OwCfUj8Hw7cFkkYMey6EdknZ60/E ahgAoJnaxil40kOqps1WhWF6lP6d/Ve5 =pedd -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Top Posting
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 3:29 PM, wrote: > Anyone know how to make Outlook changes its reply position. > > I am using outlook 2007 and I do not find an option for this. > Google delivers... http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/macros4outlook/index.php?title=QuoteFix_Macro -Stuart -- Stuart Dallas 3ft9 Ltd http://3ft9.com/
Re: [PHP] Top Posting
On 05 Jul 2011 at 15:29, ad...@buskirkgraphics.com wrote: > Since this is the 3rd time I have been chewed out for top posting. > > Anyone know how to make Outlook changes its reply position. > > I am using outlook 2007 and I do not find an option for this. > > I have to scroll down to the bottom of the email and it considers that to be > an adjustment to the original email, plus I have to manually write my > signature block. What is meant by "an adjustment to the original mail"? You could try switching to another email client. -- Cheers -- Tim -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Top Posting
On Tue, Jul 05, 2011 at 10:29:12AM -0400, ad...@buskirkgraphics.com wrote: > Since this is the 3rd time I have been chewed out for top posting. > > Anyone know how to make Outlook changes its reply position. > > I am using outlook 2007 and I do not find an option for this. > > I have to scroll down to the bottom of the email and it considers that to be > an adjustment to the original email , plus I have to manually write my > signature block. > > Assuming this is what they mean about top posting!!! > > Richard L. Buskirk As far as I know, you're stuck with exactly what you described. However, you can make life easier both on yourself and the rest of us by snipping content not relevant to your reply (that doesn't mean *all* preceding content). Paul -- Paul M. Foster http://noferblatz.com http://quillandmouse.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
