On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 07:24 PM, Gerald Uhlan wrote: > What I don't understand is why trimming the message is so important? > It's > not like most people will read the entire thing, just the new text. I > like > having the previous messages quoted at the bottom, in case I've come > into > the middle of the thread, or I've forgotten what so-and-so said.
trimming is important for a number of reasons. first, some of what you need to trim is boilerplate that list servers are going to add to EVERY message. for instance, you should trim the footer that's attached to all LowEndMac messages, otherwise your message will show up with two footers... then 3 when the next person replies, etc. also, in a thread like this one, later messages could wind up being severals of KB long, especially if no one trims anything. on a broadband connection, this isn't much of a big deal. if you're on a modem, it could be a problem. and if your mail arrives at a UNIX server via UUCP (something you have no control over)....... God help you. Also, even though this isn't as common as it used to be, some people pay for their internet connection per-minute (common, I believe, to this very day in Britain, yes?) or per-byte or kilobyte. These people are incurring a cost (albeit a minor one) to download your message, so the least you can do is trim out any extraneous information. If you're on a modem in England, and no one on this list bothered to trim any messages on this thread.... you'd be pretty sore at us right now. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
