Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 08:45:48 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Is it just me, or are people forgetting how to write mail? Message-ID: <199802170645.IAA22620@greenpeace.grondar.za>
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Greg Lehey wrote:
> It seems to me that in the last couple of months the number of
> hard-to-read mail messages has significantly increased. I've come to
I have noticed a large increase in this as well;
o No trimming of the original message and minimal added material.
o Not quoting the original message, just supplying an out-of context
answer.
o No subject line. (Hehehe - I'm sometimes guilty here!)
o Excessive cross-posting.
o "Strange" requests ("please dont reply to me, please reply to
'strange@email.addre.ss'")
o Long paragraphs that are difficut to quote and comment on, 'cos they
dont break up easily, and are difficult to read.
o ALL UPPERCASE/all lowercase and no linebreaks messages.
o Screwed up email addresses that are unreply-able.
o Warlord .signatures.
... and these are from folk who are supposed to have a clue! I'm not
talking about lusers.
> Am I just getting intolerant in my old age, or do other people see
> this as a problem as well?
Hehehe! I work for an ISP (the biggest dial-ISP in South Africa) and
the amount of _bad_ email we get from supposedly clued-up folk is
scary.
> Oh, and this way I'll see if -chat is still alive :-)
I'm here!
M
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