-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi [EMAIL PROTECTED],
@17 July 2002, 17:27 -0500 (23:27 UK time) [EMAIL PROTECTED] in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: <moderator> Just to underline the point about overquoting, in case my last post didn't go in, let me annotate this reply and show you why it's not very good. It may give some other top-quoting die-hards pause for thought too. My comments may seem pointed, but any issues not pointed out as unwanted in list traffic end up becoming acceptable. </moderator> 1) Don't write your reply at the top. It doesn't scan. > Hi, Adam. Regarding the question about sharing accounts, 2) Why rewrite the question? Answer inline underneath the original question and you'll only have half as much to type! ... <snip small yet reasonable response> > -- > Avi > Avram Sacks > Chicago, IL > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3) A fine signature - not too long although it doesn't have a true cut mark. This should be "-- " (<dash><dash><space><return>). Without a proper cut mark the rest of the message stays put. Not that there should be a "rest of the message". A signature should end a message. Which brings us nicely to 4) > |--------+------------------------> > | | Adam | > | | <adam_src@fast| > | | mail.fm> | > | | | > | | 07/17/2002 | > | | 05:18 PM | > | | Please respond| > | | to tbudl | > | | | > |--------+------------------------> > >--------------------------------------------------------| > | | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]@SMTP@cchntmsd | > | cc: | > | Subject: Re: downloading e-mail on home | > | network to computer A using computer B | > >--------------------------------------------------------| Sorry to the other readers to have left this in, but this is just awful! A complete waste of space and time. Very well constructed, yes, but not very constructive. Please don't use this here on the TBUDL. I recommend to you not to use them privately either - the people you write to will thank you ;-). 5) and here comes the original post. All of it. Not a hair out of place. > Hello Avram, ... <snip> Please trim all quotes, like it says in the list rules, and try to present your postings in a legible, easy to digest format. Top quoting is *not* easy to digest. - -- Cheers -- .\\arck D Pearlstone -- List moderator TB! v1.62/Beta1 on Windows 2000 5.0.2195 Service Pack 2 ' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.1.90-nr1 (Windows 2000) iD8DBQE9NffwOeQkq5KdzaARApiYAJ9ccmRvGmdyNbnWFOqVNp0Oo0tbFQCgjpsd nbNzYWXVHxxcsUPkZtjs74w= =5qPx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.61 FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/
