The WebDesign-L has been around since early 1997... For as long as I can remember, the policy (on all list-servs I post to) has been "no top posting" and "trim quotes". Here's WD-L's policy page: <http://webdesign-l.com/policies/> Lot's of great info there... Under the "Message Body" heading: [[ Do not top-post; write your reply below the quoted portion(s) of the message to which you are replying.[Hide] Putting your reply above a quoted message makes it difficult for others to know exactly which point you are replying to. Quoting portions of the preceding message above your reply helps others follow along. Trim your replies. Avoid quoting the entire preceding post, and take care not to include the list footer When replying, quote only what is needed for context. While most people will not remember the previous message verbatim, you should assume that those interested have been following the thread and do not need to reread the previous post to understand yours. Quoting the entire message wastes bandwidth, annoys members, and makes the digest hard to read. Avoid over-trimming. Include names, but not the email addresses, of persons being quoted, relevant URLs, and enough of the original post so that readers know to what and whom youâre responding. If youâre responding to several posts, or to the thread in general, please say so. ]] I personally try to follow all the rules on that page for all of the list-servs I am a member of. For personal e-mails, that's a different story... I have found that most folks, that don't use list-servs, don't get inline replies and bottom posting (with quote above reply). Cheers, Micky -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
