On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 12:43 AM, Andy Wenk <a...@nms.de> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> just a short reminder that it is super helpful, to avoid top posting when
> replying in threads on the mailing-lists. It is very much easier to follow
> a conversation. I will not make a drama out of that but I would be happy,
> if you just keep it in mind. Always answer below the last answer :)
>
> Thanks and Cheers
>
> Andy
>
>
Just following http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855 is good. Since many
years top posting is generally used for summarising the content of the
inline response.
If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just
enough text of the original to give a context. This will make
sure readers understand when they start to read your response.
Since NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the
postings from one host to another, it is possible to see a
response to a message before seeing the original. Giving context
helps everyone. But do not include the entire original!
- benoit
