Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Wayne Black
Saturday, October 19, 2002 at 5:02 AM (USA Pacific Time) Hello Mary, This is a reply to your message dated Friday, October 18, 2002 at 8:21:04 PM, when you wrote: MB Well, I am very close to just going to Pegasus. I have already MB downloaded it to my machine. I want to thank everyone who wrote

Re[3]: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Anne
new to TB and need simple answers! Loads of the techie stuff goes way over my head as well so don't let it worry you! MB (Like Elaine, I really have enjoyed Top Posting elsewhere all MB these years.) This can be done via the templates as others have said - try and see how you get one - if you need

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Tim Musson
Hey Marck, My MUA believes 'The Bat! (v1.62/Beta6)' was used to write mid:987876740.20021019100014;silverstones.com on Saturday, October 19, 2002 at 5:00:14 AM. WM Another term to puzzle a newbie! Although I've been using TB! for WM well over a year I've no idea of the origin of this piscatorial

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Nick Andriash
Hello Marck, On Saturday, October 19 2002 at 02:00 AM PDT, you wrote: It was first awarded by Leif to Nick Andriash on July 24th 2000 with the immortal phrase Moderator slaps Nick with a trout. And I still have the marks to prove it! ;o) -- Nick Andriash Creston, B.C. Canada PGP Public Key:

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Gary
On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 09:20:04AM -0700 or thereabouts, Nick Andriash wrote: Hello Marck, On Saturday, October 19 2002 at 02:00 AM PDT, you wrote: It was first awarded by Leif to Nick Andriash on July 24th 2000 with the immortal phrase Moderator slaps Nick with a trout. And I still

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Melissa Reese
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday, October 19, 2002, at 9:20:04 AM PDT, Nick Andriash wrote: And I still have the marks to prove it! ;o) But you did get the smell out, right? ;-) Melissa - -- PGP public keys:

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Scott McNay
Hi Carren! In message mid:71738660.20021019151858;myrealbox.com on Friday, October 18, 2002, 9:18:58 PM, you wrote: CS Sometimes I really think that we expect *way* too much here of TB! CS beginners! Even though your explanation above is correct and clearly CS set out, I think that for a total

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Scott McNay
Hi Leif! In message mid:3172553015.20021018202348;pcwize.com on Friday, October 18, 2002, 9:23:48 PM, you wrote: LG Concerning your templates, if you place the %CURSOR macro *below* the LG %QUOTES macro, you'll never have to worry about top posting again. Yeah, well, then there's

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Scott McNay
Hi Leif! In message mid:4176216546.20021018212451;pcwize.com on Friday, October 18, 2002, 10:24:51 PM, you wrote: SP This is the preferred method and the *only* one that is acceptable SP on this list. Here you respond to the original message case by LG *only*??? Preferred yes, only, no. Like

Re[2]: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread myob
Hello Scott, Saturday, October 19, 2002, 8:10:39 PM, you wrote: SM How about this: we sit down and agree on a set of templates, etc., SM that should be offered to newbies which appeals to this newbie. Using The Bat! v1.61 on Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 2 -- Best

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Scott McNay
Hi Wayne! In message mid:165386606694.20021019051640;kc99.com on Saturday, October 19, 2002, 7:16:40 AM, you wrote: WB I tried Pegasus too Mary but when I discovered that each message was a WB file on my computer, I knew I would have problems. I now have over WB 32,000 messages which is a

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-19 Thread Jonathan Angliss
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday, October 19, 2002, Tim Musson wrote... WM Another term to puzzle a newbie! Although I've been using TB! WM for well over a year I've no idea of the origin of this WM piscatorial reference. MDP It was first awarded by Leif to Nick

Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-18 Thread Mary Bull
As a result of top posting, your message includes all signatures and previous list footers of the message you are replying to - another no-no and this one is against the list rules. Please trim your replies. /moderator Can you please tell me how to do this? (In order to avoid offending again

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-18 Thread Nick Andriash
person as I am, simply set your wheel mouse button for F4, so that all you have to do is highlight the portion of a message you wish to comment on, then hit the wheel mouse button: Voila! Your Reply is all set for you to start typing, and no more worries about top posting. -- Nick Andriash Creston

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-18 Thread Tim Musson
Hey Mary, My MUA believes 'The Bat! (v1.61) UNREG / CD5BF9353B3B7091' was used to write mid:12946673621.20021018202141;premiernet.net on Friday, October 18, 2002 at 9:21:41 PM. MB As a result of top posting, your message includes all signatures and MB previous list footers of the message you

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-18 Thread ETM
. How many other mail programs recognize the cut mark? I've always manually erased extraneous material even on mailing lists that traditionally use top posting and I have been doing it here. Are you saying that for the most part, it isn't necessary? Elaine

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-18 Thread Richard Wakeford
Hello Mary, On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 at 20:21:41[GMT -0500](which was 02:21 where I live) you wrote: MB I am a true newbie and am using version 1.61 of The Bat! on a trial MB basis. Thought I could get some help here, but maybe this List is too MB advanced for me. Do you have a Rank Beginner's List

Re[2]: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-18 Thread Carren Stuart
, simply set your wheel mouse NA button for F4, so that all you have to do is highlight the portion NA of a message you wish to comment on, then hit the wheel mouse NA button: Voila! Your Reply is all set for you to start typing, and NA no more worries about top posting. Sometimes I really think

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-18 Thread Leif Gregory
Hello ETM, On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 at 21:50:17 [GMT -0400], you wrote: E This was interesting. How many other mail programs recognize the E cut mark? I've always manually erased extraneous material even on E mailing lists that traditionally use top posting and I have been E doing it here. Are you

Re: Removing top posting--how?

2002-10-18 Thread Leif Gregory
Hello Carren, On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 at 15:18:58 [GMT +1300], you wrote: CS If it were not for Melissa's ongoing patience and her frequent CS emails containing re-written for newbies instructions, I would CS never have made it off the ground. For someone who has perhaps CS come straight from OE (

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