Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:55:10 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Louis LeBlanc <freebsd@keyslapper.org> Subject: Re: Top posting Message-ID: <200403191655.10393.racerx@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <200403191428.24150.cmcmanis@mcmanis.com> References: <20040319172130.GB2044@cs025_2k> <20040319174618.GH64130@keyslapper.org> <200403191428.24150.cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>
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On Friday 19 March 2004 04:28 pm, Charles McManis wrote: > Perhaps it isn't "logical", if you've read all the email then the quoted > thread is just reference anyway. This is the "new stuff". I love being able > to read mail in the preview-pane vs "next message" , jump to the bottom, > "next message" jump to the bottom. > > It comes down to opinion I think > --Chuck You top poster, you > On Friday 19 March 2004 09:46, Louis LeBlanc wrote: > > On 03/19/04 09:21 AM, Joshua Lokken sat at the `puter and typed: > > > http://www.google.com/search?q=rfc+top+posting&sourceid=mozilla-search&; > > >st art=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow, almost every single reply to the list today was top posted. > > > People, please know (and you must, you have to read them, too) > > > that posting replies to the top of an email is, well, counter- > > > intuitive, hard to follow, and goes against the general grain of > > > RFC 1855. Please, it has been requested from many users of this > > > list, do not top post replies, but don't stop sending them ;) > > > > Yes, it has been requested from many users, and quite a few have flat > > out refused to follow this logical norm. Others simply follow the > > precedent set in any given thread, and some few will go so far as to > > delete the trailing messages and try to herd an already errant thread > > in the right direction. For my part, my reply behavior depends on the > > audience. One would think that a company with so many geeks (from > > developers to SW architects) would tend to do this right, but not so. > > > > Bottom line, don't hold your breath. Unfortunately, many mail clients > > don't show the replied email during reply composition but place it > > below the response, and most default to replying at the top anyway. > > Most users just don't bother to correct it when the option is there. > > > > I feel your pain dude. > > > > Lou > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Best regards, Chris
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