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On 2011-05-15 14:59, Pandu Poluan wrote: |
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> Indeed. And sometimes top-posting is *forced* (e.g., Google's |
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>Java-based Gmail client -- it *totally* hides the replied-to message). |
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> Heck, using my E72's built-in mail client is only slightly better: |
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>for reasons known to the makers only, replies do *not* get indented |
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>using '>'. I have to manually put in a mark there. |
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Yes, I know I'm trying to fight wind mills here (ref. to |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote for those not in the know)... |
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(I'm not happy with my current mail client either [Thunderbird]). |
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I just added my comment to expand Florians suggestion, and the fact |
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that most people on this list don't top-post but do not edit their mails |
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so you have to scroll down, sometimes page after page to find the reply. |
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But this is quite common on most lists today (and most lists are, sadly, |
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much more tolerant towards top-posting). 'tis but a reflection of mine... |
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From http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855: |
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- If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you |
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summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just |
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enough text of the original to give a context. This will make |
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sure readers understand when they start to read your response. |
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Since NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the |
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postings from one host to another, it is possible to see a |
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response to a message before seeing the original. Giving context |
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helps everyone. But do not include the entire original! |
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Best regards |
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Peter K |
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