I like to read from the top down, I would assume that the reader has been following the thread and just wants MY 2 cents.
Cheers, Paul PS - if you've read this I've proved my point. -- Paul S [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Anthony Briggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 17:47:00 +0800 > To: wamug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: E-mail responses > > At 3:17 PM +0800 1/2/02, Greg Hosking wrote: >>> There are many reasons to put the message you're responding to >> first, such as >>> >>> * It encourages the recipient to *read* the original message before >>> reading the reply. (Not that this usually works!) >>> >>> * It encourages the sender to reduce the message they're replying to >>> down to the relevant bits. Thus saving bandwidth and brevity. >> >> so, the netiquette of replying after the original is to encourage the two >> items of netiquette detailed above? hmmm... > > Not just that. It also makes your part in the conversation easier to > follow, and saves time for the reader(s) of your response. It's > generally accepted practice to put your response after the email > you're replying to, and to trim the original down just to the > relevant points. > > Bandwidth is a consideration, since there are still some people who > pay for internet access by the hour, but it's more to do with not > wasting the recipients' time trying to decipher your post, and figure > out what part of the initial post you're responding to. > > It's all covered in RFC 1855, which has all sorts of useful tips to > do with email and mailing lists. You can find a copy at > <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html> > > Hope this helps, > > Anthony > -- > Anthony Briggs, Computercare -- <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ABN 68 449 029 608, <http://www.computer-care.com.au> > Tel: 9286 1034 Mob: 0417 186 546 > > Got a Question? Try searching the WAMUG list archives first at > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/> > > To unsubscribe from the WAMUG e-mail list, send e-mail from this account to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >
