From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 18 05:33:01 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DA9816A412 for ; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:33:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from bcmelmx.bytecraft.au.com (bcmelmx.bytecraft.au.com [203.39.118.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8A9413C45A for ; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:33:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from svmarshal2.bytecraft.internal (svmarshal2.bytecraft.internal [10.0.0.3]) by bcmelmx.bytecraft.au.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l0I5WvV3059971; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:32:57 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from svmailmel.bytecraft.internal (Not Verified[10.0.0.24]) by svmarshal2.bytecraft.internal with MailMarshal (v6, 1, 4, 441) id ; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:32:57 +1100 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:31:41 +1100 Message-ID: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F1267327@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: What is this mean by this term Thread-Index: Acc6mrpNuagxg+LKTzO2Gtd9LXkK7wAJsKcQ From: "Murray Taylor" To: "Dak Ghatikachalam" , "freebsd-questions" Cc: Subject: RE: What is this mean by this term X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:33:01 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Dak=20 > Ghatikachalam > Sent: Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:48 AM > To: freebsd-questions > Subject: What is this mean by this term >=20 > I am confused 2 posters have told me that I am top posting , >=20 > What do we mean by "top-posting" >=20 > do I pickup the last thread from that email thread and reply=20 > ? is that right > ? >=20 > What if someone is emailing from a thread while I am replying=20 > at the same > time, would that > not happen ? Would I be getting complains again that I am=20 > "top-posting" >=20 > Thanks > Dak > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 Top-posting defined simply ... A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? Unfortunately all Micro$lop 'standard' email clients and a few others put the cursor at the top of the email, so the bad habit has developed across the world both domestically and in businesses, to write there, rather than continuing the email thread at the bottom. mjt --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material.=20 E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. No warranties are given and no liability is accepted for any loss or damage caused by such matters. --------------------------------------------------------------- ### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses by Bytecraft ###