>The basic rules of netiquette are not rules or parameters
>of this list, they are universal rules for polite and
>effective use of email lists. Just do a google search for
>"netiquette".
<offtopic>
Allow me to differ, because I've found through many years of experience
that top posting can actually be more efficient when list traffic is low
enough that there's little concern of confusing threads, and in fact I
explicitly preferred top posting for simple replies on the lists I ran.
On _this_ list, it's established that top posting isn't acceptable, but
the Internet has changed greatly since the days of RFC 1855, and while
the overarching principles of politeness still apply, the specific
guidelines laid out in that RFC aren't always appropriate in the modern
environment.
</offtopic>
--Andrew Church
achu...@achurch.org
http://achurch.org/
