Let's be clear... There is no LEM netiquette rule requiring (or even suggesting) bottom posting. There have been numerous discussions on the subject the result of which is that it is up to the individual to decide which method to use. As one who even did a little messaging from Argonne (East) to Argonne (West) back in the early 80's... I certainly understand the pros and cons of them both and utilize the method which seems to fit the need of the moment (typically top posting if it is a single reply "message", inline bottom posting if there are multiple points with discrete answers).
That said... You do need to do some trimming when replying to a message (pay attention to the little footer which is added automatically to every message). Quoting LEM netiquette: ***** Please quote only the relevant portion of messages you respond to - and please quote some of the original message so others know what you're responding to. "You shouldn't have to wade through gobs of extraneous stuff to get to the meat of the message. You should include just enough to provide a context for the message and no more. (Peter Kimble, my high school CS teacher, now gives his students the rule of thumb that at least half of the lines in an email message should be their own.)" (A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email by Kaitlin Duck Sherwood) "Quoting sparingly does require manual work, since most email programs automatically quote the [whole] original message in replies. But failing to edit the original wastes everyone's time and bandwidth." (Adam C. Engst, TidBITS #480.) ***** Derek List Nanny -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
