On Sun, 2017-03-19 at 10:19 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 02:34:26 -0600, Anton W. Schenker wrote: > > (and preferably *not* top posted, although I have sadly given up on > > that...Thanks Microsoft Outlook and Gmail and Yahoo mail) > > When I needed to use Outlook express (I never used Outlook), I wasn't > forced to top post. I have got Yahoo/Rocketmail accounts. The > Yahoo/Rocketmail web interface doesn't force to top post. Most > computer users simply prefer top posting, the blame is on them, at > least not on Outlook express and Yahoo and I doubt that Outlook or > the Gmail web interface or mobile apps for Yahoo and Gmail enforce > top positing. You can't blame software, or web interface design for > user preferences. > Ah, yes. I haven't used Microsoft for quite a while. I did quite like Outlook Express. Lean and worked reasonably well. No it did not force top-posting, but full Outlook used to position the cursor at the top of the email, (and yes it was so people could trim email), then respond. Of course, no one did, and businesses often *required* people to top- post. I just find that it breaks the flow of reading queries and replies in a longer conversational exchange, but the generally in business people just want the answer fast at the top and don't care about readability later on when one needs to go through an archive. Oh well, your right, the blame is on them, (and lack of training or understanding).
As far as I have found, I could not for the life of me figure out how to get the mobile Gmail app (or a few other android mobile apps) to allow bottom-posting. (Multiple accounts, yes, good, but only top- posting). Perhaps I missed some configuration. That is why (one of the many reasons) I use K9-mail. Also Geary email client for PCs cannot bottom-post. I so very much do *not* enjoy the web interface of ALL the email providers, large and small, that I have lost touch of what they provide, regarding composition interface, (plus I like to be able to compose my emails offline on many occasions when in the country on limited connectivity), hence, not using the web interface. Also people I set up computers for tend to prefer an email client. (Here Evo works well, as all buttons and functions are clear and simple). Anyway, thus far what I have discovered in the world of mobile email apps. -- Anton Schenker Email 1: anton4li...@gmail.com Email 2: anton1...@yahoo.ca Website: http://anton.publicvm.com Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ------------------------------------------------------ A: Because it messes up the reading order. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? ------------------------------------------------------ Reading a long email thread that uses "top-posting" is a recipe for turning you into a bobble-head. It's like reading the end of the book before the beginning. ------------------------------------------------------ Sent from my open source and freedom respecting GNU+Linux computer using Evolution Email. ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list