| Jim Ledford 2006-09-22, 3:25 am |
| Eggs Zachtly wrote:
> Jim Ledford said:
>
> That's kind of close. Both "all" top-posting, and "all" bottom-posting are
> frowned upon, with the later being the lesser of two evils. By far, the
> best format would be inline-posting.
in line posting is more like carrying on a conversation.
however one needs to know how to protect the attribute
markers or the who said they said will become inaccurate.
> Addressing each point, in turn. This
> makes for the easiest reading,
much the same as following along in a conversation between two others.
> especially for someone just joining a thread
> that hasn't quite degenerated into something totally off-topic, heh.
yep, like sometimes when late to arrive I do wonder where the
thread got it's current subject header. OT.
> Snipping text that's not relevant to your reply is also considered
> "proper",
it's a nice thing for slow dial up users with very little band width.
> when posting to The USENET. And, unless it's a group specifically
> about HTML, then posting in HTML instead of plain text will usually bring
> about a good scolding.
if your reader allows for the configuration option then set it
to HTML/plain text. doing so causes the HTML poster's post to
appear as an attached file. most always I never open them since
the attributes will be skewed with any attempt to reply.
>
>
> I don't believe that OE has the option. It's top-post or bust, for M$.
> Although, I seem to remember hearing about OE Quotefix correcting this
> issue. I don't go anywhere near OE unless I absolutely have to. It may be
> something to look into. I know it fixes the way that OE borks quotes.
>
> HTH
cruel to send a new poster scurrying around seeking
the meaning of -HTH- [hope that helps]
> --
> Eggs
you are a likable sort and every now and then you say
something which cracks me up. glad I'm not an egg.
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