OT email response format (was Re: TTL computing)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue Apr 16 13:47:31 2002

The email handler I used back when I had a shell account always did that, IIRC
it was PINE, but ELM did that too. The mail handler before outlook express
but under internet explorer 3.x cautioned about largely quoted posts as well.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence Walker" <lgwalker_at_mts.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 4:29 AM
Subject: Re: OT email response format (was Re: TTL computing)


> I remember my old Blue Wave offline reader would admonish you if the
> reply was more than 50% quote. I vary from top to bottom to interleaved
> according to the message. The bottom line is whatever's the best to
> communicate the message. Altho unlike this, I do prefer top quoting.
>
> Lawrence
>
> > At 12:48 AM 4/16/2002 -0400, you 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 . . .
> >
> > You did fine. :-) When I see the entire message quoted
> > (with headers) and no white space between the quoted
> > text and the new comments, my eyes glaze over.
> >
> > If there's a relevant passage, quote it, comment on it
> > and be done with it. If you think for a moment there's a
> > need to quote the entire previous message, then erase it all
> > and begin pontificating. Don't do both.
> >
> > - John
> >
>
>
> lgwalker_at_mts.net
> bigwalk_ca_at_yahoo.com
>
>
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