One big reason for the popularity of top posting, IMHO, is the default behavior of email client programs. I use Netscape at home and Eudora at work, both of which place the insertion cursor above the quoted message in replies.
Andrew Robinson Dan Knight wrote: > > --> Top Posting > > Over the past decade, as more and more users have come to use email, a > new style of reply emerged where the reply came first and was followed by > the original message. Often the entire original message. No selective > quoting. No removing unnecessary header lines or ads at the bottom. Bam, > everything. > > Some people prefer top posting, some are very vocal in their support of > it, and some refuse to scroll through a message to read a bottom posted > reply. Really. > -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
