Alexander Skwar wrote:
Yep. That's why bullshit like this shouldn't be done. Quotes should be done in the way I do it. Not because I do it (that's no reason), but because that's the way it's been done for a long time and (more) importantly, because it's been proven to be good.
And the proof is documented: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt, section 3.1.1
But since top-posters are too lazy to scroll to the end of a message, or trim the original before replying, I'm guessing they will be too lazy to follow the link and read the RFC. So I'll quote the relevant section here:
"If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just enough text of the original to give a context. This will make sure readers understand when they start to read your response. Since NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the postings from one host to another, it is possible to see a response to a message before seeing the original. Giving context helps everyone. But do not include the entire original!"
In otherwords..."don't top post and trim your replies". -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
