On Thursday 15 May 2008 21:21:21 Xavier wrote: > http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/T/top-post.html > > What about using a consistent style, at least for one given ML? > arch-general is really painful to read sometimes. > > Thanks! Well, as far as my research has lead me to, the answer is here: RFC 1855 - Netiquette Guidelines Quoted text: - 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! Notice the: "...at the top of the message..." We might argue if it's a mail client's fault or user's but... shouldn't we follow an existent standard? Just my two cents... Damnshock -- Blog: damnshock.blogspot.com Fotolog: www.fotolog.com/damnshock
