* Jim Graham <spooky1...@gmail.com> [11-29-12 11:16]: > On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:45:01AM -0500, Peter Davis wrote: > > Bear in mind that this list, by it's very subject matter, self-selects > > for members who tend towards old school tools and technologies. Mutt > > users are obviously more likely to be strict about text-only, > > 72-column wrapped messages than users of, say, GMail. > > Ok, I've seen this enough times now that I have to ask.... What is it > about having a .gmail e-mail address that implies lack of proper > formatting for e-mail? I have vi (vim) set to tw=74 on my system, with > the exception of Java and XML (for Android app code on the SDK side) and > C++ on the JNI side. Ok, 74 isn't 72, but it's close enough that I've > never had any complaints (at least, not that I know of). I don't > top-post, I trim quotes and reply to individual bits of quotes, etc., so > how is having a .gmail address so bad? I'm very curious at this point.
Perhaps the same as for a hotmail/yahoo/ms/aol/... address. Years past there was a derogatory connotation used to describe those who failed to follow accepted standards on usenet: aoler. This comment may be lose on younger readers :^). -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net
