On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 07:57:03AM +0200, Xavier wrote:
Jon B wrote:
...some people top posting even in the same thread) made it harder to read.
That said, we indeed have to pick one.. But since bottom posting is already widely used here, it makes more sense to just stick with it. To be honest, I also like it much more, but well that's another problem :)
We should probably be a bit picky about our terminology. What I would call the generally accepted preferred method on Unix and Unix-like system mail lists is called in line posting. That is, answer point A below point A, point B below point B. Putting *everything* at the bottom makes it almost as hard to follow as does top posting, at least for me. Of course, at my age, short term memory goes bad, so.... -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Anya: For a thousand years I wielded the powers of the Wish. I brought ruin to the heads of unfaithful men. I brought forth destruction and chaos for the pleasure of the lower beings. I was feared and worshipped across the mortal globe. And now I'm stuck at Sunnydale High. Mortal. Child. And I'm flunking Math.