e-mail comments (was: Re: Whats a reasonable collection?)

From: mjsnodgr_at_rockwellcollins.com <(mjsnodgr_at_rockwellcollins.com)>
Date: Fri Jun 29 15:19:41 2001

Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>@classiccmp.org on 06/29/2001 02:44:27 PM

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Subject: Re: Whats a reasonable collection?



Personally, I would rather see a persons comments *above* the quoted
material. That way, I read instantly if I am interested rather than have to
scroll down. And yes, I am lazy although I would sometimes prefer to call
it
efficient :).

Iggy Drougge wrote:
>
> Chad Fernandez skrev:
>
> >What? How am I ruining anybodys quoting?
>
> Yes, since you put your comments about the quoted material.
>
> It look like this:
>
> 4
> >>>1
> >>2
> >3
>
> --
> En ligne avec Thor 2.6a.
>
> Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.



Interesting... the

> >>>1
> >>2
> >3

format of e-mail reply is by far considered the "old style" (kind of
fitting for a classic computing list) It was the M$ backward'isation (new
technical term) of putting replies at the top of an e-mail implimented in
Outlook that forced most folks to change. Netscape Communicator used to
default to replies/comments at the bottom, but now defaults to the top.
(thankfully you can change that for those of use who have relied on e-mail
long before e-mail was cool.)

And now I'm stuck using bloody Lotus Notes which also defaults to putting
my reply at the top, and refuses to insert a > before each line of the
original message. - Hmmm... I'm sounding more and more like a crochety old
fart. <grin> It's noce to be able to read linearly through an e-mail.

     - Micah S.
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