From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 20 11:53:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E5BC16A4D0 for ; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 11:53:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp06.wxs.nl (smtp06.wxs.nl [195.121.6.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3B5F43D2F for ; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 11:53:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp06.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HUW002ML4KV1D@smtp06.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:53:25 +0100 (MET) Received: from alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2KJrJ4x004318; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:53:19 +0100 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by alex.lan (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i2KJrIvs004317; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:53:18 +0100 Content-return: prohibited Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:53:18 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <20040319223506.GA63254@bhunter.net> To: Al Johnson Message-id: <20040320195318.GA923@alex.lan> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i References: <20040319172130.GB2044@cs025_2k> <20040319174618.GH64130@keyslapper.org> <20040319223506.GA63254@bhunter.net> X-Authentication-warning: alex.lan: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Top posting X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 19:53:26 -0000 So far I only see argument agains top-posting. If it makes sense for you, perhaps you could give a couple of arguments wy you think its a good idee. On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 05:35:06PM -0500, Al Johnson wrote: > I'm with you... Top-posting makes the most sense for me. I doubt it. > I was born to top-post. It would make sence if you have a mailer that handels threads and you are accully following the whole thread. On second thougth: in this case you could just as easly delete the whole mail. You don't read it any how. It doesn't make sence for ppl who don't have a mailer with thread capabilty or don't read the whole thread. > On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 02:28:24PM -0800, Charles McManis wrote: > > Perhaps it isn't "logical", if you've read all the email then the quoted > > thread is just reference anyway. This is the "new stuff". I love being able > > to read mail in the preview-pane vs "next message" , jump to the bottom, > > "next message" jump to the bottom. > > > > It comes down to opinion I think How much sence did this make? -- Alex