RE: [newbie] OT - 3rd Annual Nigerian E-Mail Conference
On Tuesday 16 September 2003 02:22 pm, ed tharp wrote: > On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 11:08, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > > On Tuesday 16 September 2003 10:05 am, Tango Echo wrote: > > > At the risk exposing my newbiness - what's up with the > > > top/bottom posting debate? I prefer top posting > > > becuase I can read it on auto preview... What is the > > > advantage to bottom posting besides a lot of scrolling > > > exercise (actually my scroll finger is already strong > > > enough, thanks)? > > well that is you... and I just post all around because I really enjoy > having other folks around who are as confused as I am.. > > > > > On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 05:20:51 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > > > Tango Echo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > > > Taken in... yeah in more ways then one. Don't > > > > > > > > and some times I post right in the middle of the > > > > line,, to make sure everyone attributes are really messed up > > > > > > know of > > > > > > > > > you remember the headline but someone was actually > > > > > killed over this scam: > > > > > > http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57760,00.html > > > > > > > > Pretty sad, eh? > > > > > > > > What with the freakin' top-posting today??!! > > > > > > > > LOL! ed: I'd say we've made our point. -- cmg Well, almost... Keeping the emails neat by clipping sigs and headers definitely makes sence. It's extra work, but I can see that its just curtious. As far as "reading up" I can almost see that point as well - but I see both sides. When I'm following a thread I usually have all the emails sorted by thread with auto preview on. Since I'm going down the list of emails in the thread, I already know what the discussion is about. But to have to scroll down 5 pages to see the one liner comment seems unnecessary when I could have just seen it in 0.5 second with a top post and auto preview. If I'm lost on the comment, I just scroll down to double check... I'm assuming you don't "read up" like that because you (re)read all the comments right down to the one liner??? Also, do people that don't include any previous message in their reply (snip all) get grief too? Ed, I hope you were just joking about posting in the middle - seems a lot of people would miss what you say if you weren't! Thanks, Tango > > > > TE: > > The debate about top and bottom posting is a semi-annual event here. The > > worst, though, are people who alternate top and bottom posting in the > > same chain. > > Yep. or the ones who snip only some of the attributes like in this > letter... > > > FWIW, I've noticed that bottom posters do a better job of deleting the > > extraneous crap such as ads for the Store and Yahoo, and overly-long > > signatures. > > > > -- cmg > > > > > > > > __ > > I just enjoy confusion and company > > I just enjoy confusion and company __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - 3rd Annual Nigerian E-Mail Conference
On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 11:08, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > On Tuesday 16 September 2003 10:05 am, Tango Echo wrote: > > At the risk exposing my newbiness - what's up with the > > top/bottom posting debate? I prefer top posting > > becuase I can read it on auto preview... What is the > > advantage to bottom posting besides a lot of scrolling > > exercise (actually my scroll finger is already strong > > enough, thanks)? > > well that is you... and I just post all around because I really enjoy having other folks around who are as confused as I am.. > > > On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 05:20:51 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > Tango Echo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > > Taken in... yeah in more ways then one. Don't > > > and some times I post right in the middle of the > line,, to make sure everyone attributes are really messed up > > > know of > > > > > > > you remember the headline but someone was actually > > > > killed over this scam: > > > > http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57760,00.html > > > > > > Pretty sad, eh? > > > > > > What with the freakin' top-posting today??!! > > > > > > LOL! > > > > > > -- > > > HaywireMac > > > Registered Linux user #282046 > > > Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org > > > ++ > > > Mandrake HowTo's & More: > > > http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org > > > ++ > > > Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample > > > wages, but truth goes > > > a-begging. > > > -- Martin Luther > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > > > > MandrakeSoft? > > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > __ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > TE: > The debate about top and bottom posting is a semi-annual event here. The > worst, though, are people who alternate top and bottom posting in the same > chain. Yep. or the ones who snip only some of the attributes like in this letter... > > FWIW, I've noticed that bottom posters do a better job of deleting the > extraneous crap such as ads for the Store and Yahoo, and overly-long > signatures. > > -- cmg > > > > __ I just enjoy confusion and company Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - 3rd Annual Nigerian E-Mail Conference
On Tuesday 16 September 2003 10:05 am, Tango Echo wrote: > At the risk exposing my newbiness - what's up with the > top/bottom posting debate? I prefer top posting > becuase I can read it on auto preview... What is the > advantage to bottom posting besides a lot of scrolling > exercise (actually my scroll finger is already strong > enough, thanks)? > > --- HaywireMac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 05:20:51 -0700 (PDT) > > > > Tango Echo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > Taken in... yeah in more ways then one. Don't > > > > know of > > > > > you remember the headline but someone was actually > > > killed over this scam: > > http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57760,00.html > > > > Pretty sad, eh? > > > > What with the freakin' top-posting today??!! > > > > LOL! > > > > -- > > HaywireMac > > Registered Linux user #282046 > > Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org > > ++ > > Mandrake HowTo's & More: > > http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org > > ++ > > Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample > > wages, but truth goes > > a-begging. > > -- Martin Luther > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > > MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com TE: The debate about top and bottom posting is a semi-annual event here. The worst, though, are people who alternate top and bottom posting in the same chain. FWIW, I've noticed that bottom posters do a better job of deleting the extraneous crap such as ads for the Store and Yahoo, and overly-long signatures. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - 3rd Annual Nigerian E-Mail Conference
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 05:20:51 -0700 (PDT) Tango Echo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Taken in... yeah in more ways then one. Don't know of > you remember the headline but someone was actually > killed over this scam: > > http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57760,00.html > > Pretty sad, eh? What with the freakin' top-posting today??!! LOL! -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a-begging. -- Martin Luther Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - 3rd Annual Nigerian E-Mail Conference
Taken in... yeah in more ways then one. Don't know of you remember the headline but someone was actually killed over this scam: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57760,00.html Pretty sad, eh? --- Aron Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 21:26, Stormjumper wrote: > > - Original Message - > > From: "Aron Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 09:19 > > Subject: Re: [newbie] OT - 3rd Annual Nigerian > E-Mail Conference > > > > > > > On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 18:23, Chris wrote: > > > > For those who are saving these emails now is > your chance to meet > > the actual > > > > authors! > > > > > > > > http://j-walk.com/other/conf/index.htm > > > Trouble is ..it's probably true ;-)) > > > > notice the line at the bottom that says joke's > over. > > ;-) > actually I collect them as they are so obvious that > I wonder if anyone > has ever been taken in by a Nigerian letter > > > > > > > > > __ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - 3rd Annual Nigerian E-Mail Conference
On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 00:44, HaywireMac wrote: > On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 20:25:14 -0700 > Aron Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > actually I collect them as they are so obvious that I wonder if anyone > > has ever been taken in by a Nigerian letter > > I've seen some pretty funny bits where people have actually taken them > up on the offer but just kept them going in circles, driving them nuts. > One guy even had them flying to Europe to get the cash and they were > really pissed when he never showed up. > > I've always wanted to respond myself, just to have some fun with them > with a throw-away e-mail address... I personally know a real estate broker (millionaire) who had his secretary send over 4,000.00 before the secretary pitched a bitch and said she was not going to be any part of it... (the "Administrative Personal Assistant", as she prefers to be called, was my wife, adn I even got to see the checks, since she was incredulous, this guy who had made all this money was so freaking stupid. Of course 4 grand to him was about the tip he gave my wife when he sold some factory. -- ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - 3rd Annual Nigerian E-Mail Conference
On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 20:25:14 -0700 Aron Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > actually I collect them as they are so obvious that I wonder if anyone > has ever been taken in by a Nigerian letter I've seen some pretty funny bits where people have actually taken them up on the offer but just kept them going in circles, driving them nuts. One guy even had them flying to Europe to get the cash and they were really pissed when he never showed up. I've always wanted to respond myself, just to have some fun with them with a throw-away e-mail address... -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ During the voyage of life, remember to keep an eye out for a fair wind; batten down during a storm; hail all passing ships; and fly your colors proudly. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - 3rd Annual Nigerian E-Mail Conference
On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 18:23, Chris wrote: > For those who are saving these emails now is your chance to meet the actual > authors! > > http://j-walk.com/other/conf/index.htm Trouble is ..it's probably true ;-)) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
