Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 13:58:08 -0900 From: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org> To: "Scott Gerhardt" <scott@gerhardt-it.com>, "FreeBSD" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Email Etiquette on this list Message-ID: <20011127225809.25DCD51D@nebula.anchoragerescue.org> In-Reply-To: <KPEMLBLEMPMHGLJOCDEGOEFMDAAA.scott@gerhardt-it.com> References: <KPEMLBLEMPMHGLJOCDEGOEFMDAAA.scott@gerhardt-it.com>
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On Tuesday 27 November 2001 12:52 pm, Scott Gerhardt wrote: > Is there a preferred message protocol for responding to this list? > I think it would be helpful is there was some sort of guidling for > composing and replying to messages. > > > I typically do the following protocol for messages, suggestions welcome: > > - Use a meaningful subject line > > - Replies are posted at the _TOP_ of the message; saves scrolling when > following a long thread and keeps everything is reverse chronological > order. > > - Compose in question/answer format and avoid long philosophical discussion > where possible or take the long winded disscussions off the list. > > - Use white space to make messages more legible. > > - Trim off anything that does not pertain to the current message. > > > - Scott > From Greg Lehey: How to get the best results from FreeBSD questions. http://www.lemis.com/questions.html. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Beech Rintoul - IT Manager - Instructor - akbeech@anchoragerescue.org /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | P.O. Box 230510 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99523-0510 / \ ----------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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