OT email response format (was Re: TTL computing)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue Apr 16 12:19:27 2002

... and mixing these techniques tends to make things more difficult.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tothwolf" <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: OT email response format (was Re: TTL computing)


> On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Marvin Johnston wrote:
> > On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Hans Franke wrote:
> > > On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Glen Goodwin wrote:
> > > > > From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
> > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately, I don't think Winston said anything
> > > > > about the inability to format e-mail responses
> > > > > in conventional style, so we're stuck. "see below, plz."
> > > > > now induces an immediate "CTRL/D" from my left hand.
> > > >
> > > > Okay, so what is the *preferred* method of replying to classiccmp
> > > > posts? Reply at top? Replay at bottom? Or, embedded comments
> > > > interspersed throughout the replied-to post? I prefer the latter,
> > > > more conversational style . . .
> > >
> > > I absolutly agree. Especialy with series of replys llike we have the
> > > embedded style helps a lot. I considere the 'Top-Style' as rude.
> >
> > I disagree :). Too many times, a mile and a half of quoted text starts
> > out the message. I don't care to take the time to scroll down, but
> > prefer to see the meat of what is being said at the top.
>
> Then I guess you will have to deal with people like myself reformatting
> your emails when replying. I personally can't stand to see an email thread
> with mostly proper quoting where someone replies at the top. Several email
> lists I'm on have an enforced rule that email must be quoted and threaded
> properly.
>
> To date, all of the email etiquette information I've read states that a
> reply should always follow the quoted text, with the authors' names at the
> very top. Quotes should also be trimmed down, sometimes to just one
> author's text. Any extra or unnecessary quoted text (including sigs)
> should be removed to save bandwith.
>
> > It is especially annoying when the subject line doesn't reflect the
> > message content ... which is most of the time.
>
> If the subject of a thread changes significantly, the subject line should
> be modified accordingly. A modified subject line should typically include
> _at least_ 1/3-1/2 of the original subject line text, prefixed by 'was',
> and surrounded by parentheses. The current subject line is a good example.
>
> -Toth
>
>
Received on Tue Apr 16 2002 - 12:19:27 BST