Is it not also proper to change the subject line when the thread changes? And this a blind list, so it is proper to quote last, as the vast majority of those who read with speech prefer. >From blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Sun Jan 5 16:10:41 2003 Received: from arc-relay1.arc.nasa.gov (IDENT:mirapoint@arc-relay1.arc.nasa.gov [128.102.31.194]) by eos.arc.nasa.gov (8.12.7/8.12.4) with ESMTP id h060AfEq029833 for <jims@eos.arc.nasa.gov>; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 16:10:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from listman.redhat.com (listman.redhat.com [66.187.233.211]) by arc-relay1.arc.nasa.gov (Mirapoint Messaging Server MOS 3.2.1-GA) with ESMTP id ACV61727; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 16:10:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from listman.redhat.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 229183F2C1; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:10:10 -0500 (EST) Delivered-To: blinux-list@listman.redhat.com Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 370B93ED8E for <blinux-list@listman.redhat.com>; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:09:20 -0500 (EST) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h0609KO12157 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:09:20 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h0609Ja12153 for <blinux-list@redhat.com>; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:09:19 -0500 Received: from dalek (mail@washdc3-ar8-4-62-074-108.washdc3.dsl-verizon.net [4.62.74.108]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h05NfoB31201 for <blinux-list@redhat.com>; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:41:50 -0500 Received: from davros by dalek with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 18VKpT-0001xz-00 for <blinux-list@redhat.com>; Sun, 05 Jan 2003 19:09:19 -0500 From: Buddy Brannan <davros@ycardz.com> To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: proper was Who is selling notebooks and desktops with linux with Message-ID: <20030106000918.GB7467@dalek> References: <200301052043.h05Kh6sx028469@eos.arc.nasa.gov> <3.0.6.32.20030105170825.0093aa60@mail.doorpi.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20030105170825.0093aa60@mail.doorpi.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Reply-To: Buddy Brannan <davros@ycardz.com> List-Help: <mailto:blinux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=help> List-Post: <mailto:blinux-list@redhat.com> List-Subscribe: <https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list>, <mailto:blinux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=subscribe> List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list.redhat.com> List-Unsubscribe: <https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list>, <mailto:blinux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/blinux-list/> Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:09:18 -0500 Content-Length: 988 Status: RO On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 05:08:25PM -0600, Brent Harding wrote: > I wonder why it is that the so called proper way to quote is to put your > stuff at the end? It's the most annoying thing because most email clients > default to quoting after the new stuff. Who says it's proper? Only places I know of that expect it are blindness lists. The proper way to quote (per long-established nettiquette) is to quote only relevant parts--not whole messages--not messages quoting messages--not cascades--only the relevant parts. If quoting is not relevant, it should (per long-established nettiquette) be eliminated. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3 | "And if the ground yawned, Phone: (814) 455-7333 | I'd step to the side and say, Email: davros@ycardz.com | "Hey ground! I'm nobody's lunch!" http://www.ycardz.com/ | --Eddie From Ohio _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list