Hmm, have an idea how to do this with mobile client of gmail? if so, please tell me, I tried to look everywhere
2008/5/1, Conn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:32 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i found out something about gmail recently, it automatically gets rid of > > the quoted text and replaces it with "show quoted text" > > > > It's really not so difficult to bottom-post from Gmail; I use it as my main > mail client and I have no trouble doing so. Interjecting between quoted text > is also easy, you just need to click on "show quoted text" (if necessary), > position the cursor wherever you wish to make a break and press return > twice. Also, it's a good idea to quote only relevant parts when you are > replying to a previous post (for the purpose of clarity, among other > things). > > You may believe people are being unfair or nit-picking about this "top > posting" issue, but it really does matter to people who have subscribed to > this list in digest form. For personal correspondence I am lazy and will > almost always top post (except for longer emails that have several points - > then I will reply inline). I do understand and abide by conventions of > etiquette for mailing lists, however, and I think everyone else should make > this effort as well. > > If more people used gmail, you would understand why it is easier to *GASP* > > top-post, but the easiest way to bottom post in gmail is to erase > > everything, which is hard. > > > > Your argument is valid assuming that everyone uses Gmail - they don't. I do > believe there may even be Gmail users that subscribe to this list in digest > form, and these posts won't get magically resorted even for them. > > I would encourage anyone who still doesn't see the point to read the > relevant Wikipedia article: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting#Top-posting > -- Jussi Kekkonen -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
