I love the passion that people feel for the computing industry in general, and two of my favorite topics in particular: smtp and ntp. I am a relative newbie to usenet, having only been participating since 1987. I have heard the top-post, bottom-post, and how to quote discussion many times in the past 20 years. I didn't used to care much about it; I can figure out the message well enough either way. In the last couple years though, I have come to have an opinion and feel compelled to share it only as food for thought. I truly hope to not offend anyone, just enlighten!
I now use a handheld for both regular 8-5 work and my personal business. One is a blackberry, the other a treo. I can keep up with all my business while I travel, so that I don't have as much to catch up on when I am back in the office. Well quoted, top-posted messages are the easiest for me to deal with on a handheld. I submit that as time goes by, the old conventions will need to change a little as more and more people work from a handheld. I can swallow either top or bottom post, really, but have great appreciation for a well-quoted message that I don't have to scroll up and down in to follow the quoting. In-line quoting is the worst to handle because line wraps are not pretty on a handheld. Thanks for listening, and for all the excellent content provided in this forum. Phil _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
