2007/11/26, jonathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Bruce wrote: > > > Manfred J. Krause pointed out that one newsgroup archiving site works > the way you describe, and perhaps that's standard for such sites. > > UseNet clients thread by "Reply-To" and "Reference" headers. > _Good_ email clients thread by "Reply-To" and "Reference" headers. > > Email clients created by Microsoft, and those who like emulating > Microsoft's "Break all standards because standards are an extremely > bad thing that are to be avoided at any and all costs" will ignore > "Reply-to" and "Reference" headers for threading. > > xan > > jonathon
Both top-posting and bottom-posting are applicable standards, each with its own advantages and ( pace, Dotan) disadvantages. The point is that once one has been chosen, it should be followed to avoid confusion and a discussion which could better be devoted to more substantive matters. My understanding is that this list-serv has been using bottom-posting since its inception ; surely continuing to do so would not severely inconvenience any posters ?... Henri
