Dont let the door hit you on the way out :)
Bye
On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> So far I have not found anything useful on this list I wil be
> unsubdcribing..the right way. So far Linux can't even be compared to
> win2000..I don't know what all the hype is about linux..it really sucks as
> far as I can see...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Weaver
> > Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 12:43 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Reply text goes ON TOP
> >
> >
> > I tootally agree! :)
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> >
> > I love my Linux Box...
> > REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
> > Registered Linux user # 182496
> >
> > On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, John Glasscock wrote:
> >
> > > Fran Parker wrote:
> > > >
> > > It is counterproductive to put new reply text below the original. The
> > > original is there to give reference to the new comments and the
> > > discussion. Bambi is correct in the realization that you put the
> > > important stuff first. That's why footnotes are at the bottom of a
> > > page, not the top.
> > >
> > > However, if you are commenting on several points in an email or
> > > discussion list, it is common and useful to set your new text below the
> > > original, again because of the context.
> > >
> > > Be logical. Sometimes directions are wrong or out-of-date.
> > >
> > >
> > > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > > Alexander Skwar wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Jul 15, 2000 at 08:03:23AM -0400, Charles A Edwards wrote:
> > > > > And while we are at the netiquette: The netiquette also states that
> > > > > replies should be *BELOW* the text that you quote, and that
> > in a reply
> > > > > you should only qoute the absolutely neccessary parts of
> > the message,
> > > > > and not the whole message!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Gosh, I wondered about that...I always put
> > > > my comments at the beginning...my thinking
> > > > was that it makes it easier to view the
> > > > responses on an existing thread. I didn't
> > > > realize it should go at the end. Guess I
> > > > will need to change how I respond.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the tip.
> > > >
> > > > Bambi
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
