On 11 Sep 2007 at 10:46, Javier Perez wrote:

> Not sure why but for some reason I can't seem to do a
> simple reply to a post on this list. In order to
> respond I have to erase the text I'm replying to and
> type my response. I haven't tried changing the order
> of the response and replied to text but it requires
> changing evertything from the way it's done on all the
> other lists. If I simply click reply and start typing
> my post doesn't post.

That is probably because your 'simple' quote contains even the admin-
footer, which is a 100% indication of sloppy quoting....and filtered 
out by Majordomo.
If I would allow even that, then the result will also be the 'simple' 
quoting of multiple previous emails, plus a digest that is completely 
messed up.
So, while I can't filter out reverse quoting, I can filter out the 
excesses that come with it....
If you would quote the normal way, there is *very* little chance that 
you would still included that admin-footer, because you *see* it 
yourself....which, on itself, is the best reason to *not* reverse-
quote.

Here a file with more explanations & possible pointers for changing 
editor-settings:

http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/genbounc.txt
 

> Also, for some reason the EOS name is not in brackets.
> as is the standard practice on lists.

It would consume 2-3 characters space, taken away from the real 
header, without much reason.
The argument 'for email filtering' is a bad one, because you 
shouldn't filter on subject-headers/-prefixes in the first place, but 
on the 'Reply-To:' header....otherwise even private replies (with the 
same subject-header) will end up in your EOS-folder, with no 
indication that they *are* private.
 

> Was wondering if the list owner might be able to fix
> this.

It is a feature, not a bug, so it can't be fixed....;))


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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand

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