Re: [OT] How to compose email

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 04:03:09PM -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > -- > Stan Please note sig separators are '-- ', not just '--'. See . -- Jon Dowland signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: [OT] How to compose email

Richard Lyons put forth on 1/10/2010 3:21 PM: > On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 11:16:17AM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > >> >> But html is the very antithesis of style and the epitome of excess >> verbiage. > > No, .doc files are. No, .ppt files are. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-req

Re: [OT] How to compose email

On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 11:16:17AM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > But html is the very antithesis of style and the epitome of excess > verbiage. No, .doc files are. richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact list

Re: [OT] How to compose email

Freeman writes: > I've always thought there "should" be an html version of "The Elements > of Style" online. But html is the very antithesis of style and the epitome of excess verbiage. The full text of the 1918 edition: -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBS

Re: [OT] How to compose email [WAS] Re: Removing the indent-string quote marker '>' in emails.

On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 01:41:51AM -0500, Celejar wrote: > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:00:11 -0800 > Freeman wrote: > > ... > > > I am forever struggling to keep posts brief, to be expeditious in editing > > them down, to get to the point, to include vital details, and to somehow > > avoid being disin

[OT] How to compose email [WAS] Re: Removing the indent-string quote marker '>' in emails.

On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:00:11 -0800 Freeman wrote: ... > I am forever struggling to keep posts brief, to be expeditious in editing > them down, to get to the point, to include vital details, and to somehow > avoid being disingenuous. %0 "In the days when I was sitting in his class, he omitted so