[asterisk-users] Top Posting

[Andrew Thomas]

Top posting?  Who cares?  Get a life!

Now - can we get back to Asterisk et al?

Thanks!


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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Murawski
Sent: 18 January 2011 02:57
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Top Posting


On 01/17/2011 08:26 PM, Matt Riddell wrote:
> On 17/01/11 4:29 PM, jon pounder wrote:
>> Surely there is some mail client smart enough to be able to flip 
>> around the levels of indenting so most recent is top or bottom. If 
>> not quit bitching and make one - I will continue top posting since I 
>> don't seem to be alone in preferring it.
>

That was one of the first things that came to mind.

> I'm definitely more keen on inline replies - if you reply to 20 points

> in someone's email you quote the part you're replying to then reply to

> it.

That was the standard for much of the 90's for emails.  I do like that 
method but most people don't seem to do it anymore.

>
> In a long email it's the only way. Otherwise you'd scroll down to find

> the question, scroll up to find the answer, scroll down to find the 
> next question, scroll up for the next answer etc - crazy.
>

It's also easier to keep the context of what's going on.  If replying in

one big block, I try to keep the style of one paragraph of response for 
each paragraph of question, but sometimes stuff just mixes in between 
and you can easily lose context.

> Much easier when replies are inline with the questions.
>

It gets hard to follow when there's a dozen nested levels of reply.  In 
conclusion, I think it "just depends" (tm).


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