Re: [Nolug] help with long email threads

Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> writes:

> Top-posting (what you're suggesting) is evil.

Amen!

> The right way to do it is to trim the other guy's text. Only leave text that
> is directly relevant to what you're trying to say. Notice the <snip> at the
> bottom of this email? That's one way to trim your replies. Someone on the
> list uses the term <cut>, which is acceptable.

You don't even have to do that. Just cut it. People who've been
following along know that other things have been said.

If they have a mail reader that can handle threads, the can get back
to the rest of the email to which you are responding.

Mark.

-- 
A choice between one man and a shovel, or a dozen men with teaspoons
is clear to me, and I'm sure it is clear to you also.
    -- Zimran Ahmed <http://www.winterspeak.com/>
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