Gerald Uhlan writes: >on 10/15/02 10:26 PM, Dan Knight at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. >> >> Have you ever tried to wade through a digest composed of six messages >> that are mostly quoted and requoted and quoted again material? > >Yes, which is why I don't like digests.
But it's no reason to be inconsiderate to those who receive the digest. >> It's simple consideration of others that leads us to ask that you only >> quote the portions of the original email you're actually responding to. >> Don't be so lazy as to be rude. > >If you had been keeping up with the posts, you'd know that all of this was >already covered when I first asked the question. Until your e-mail to me >recently, I had never heard of trimming as a consideration to others, which >is why I asked - you had failed to mention why it was important. It's all covered in the List FAQ and our Netiquette page. These are required reading before you post to the list. -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> Bill Gates was so impressed by the iMac that they were going to offer the blue-screen-of-death in a choice of colours. ;-) -- 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:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
