> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of wulfman > Sent: 11 December 2015 19:26 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: TOP POSTING > > Thunderbird has calendars now. >
Only with more plug-ins.... > > On 12/11/2015 11:47 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote: > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of > >> Mouse > >> Sent: 10 December 2015 01:32 > >> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > >> Subject: Re: TOP POSTING (was: RE: Best 200 buck I have ever spent!!! > >> Deal of a lifetime!!! > >> > >>>> All the email clients I have are top posting > >> There are good civilized email clients available in plenty; if you > >> don't > > happen > >> to have any, I can only assume you can't be bothered. > >> > > I have searched high and low for a decent e-mail client for Windows. > > All the ones I have tried suck in some way. Outlook will no longer let > > me post in-line on HTML mails. FreeBird won't look at calendars. Em is just a > pain. > > > > > >>>> get with the times > >> No. > >> > >> If your email client defaults to top-posting, it probably also > >> defaults to > > no- > >> trimming, which is possibly an even greater offense; take a few > >> moments to trim your quotes for relevance and put your text where it > >> belongs (which > > is > >> inline after the parts you're responding to, not just moved to the > > bottom). If > >> your email client won't let you do that, it is just plain broken and > >> has > > no place > >> in civilized discourse. > >> > >> Or, of course, feel free to be as obnoxious as you want in how you > >> format your outbound email. But everyone else is equally free to > >> ignore you. I know I certainly am likely to, if you insist on > >> top-posting and/or not > > trimming. > >>> Top posting implies that you are only interested in computers from > >>> the 1990s or newer. > >> Actually, it's just plain arrogant (and/or rude). I've written up a > >> piece > > which > >> describes how I see this, which is at ftp.rodents- > >> montreal.org:/mouse/blah/2012-09-26-1a.txt; the last three paragraphs > >> are especially relevant to this point. > >> > >> /~\ The ASCII Mouse > >> \ / Ribbon Campaign > >> X Against HTML mo...@rodents-montreal.org > >> / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B > > > > > -- > The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are intended solely for the > use of the named > addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. > Any unauthorized use, copying, disclosure, or distribution of the contents of > this e-mail is strictly prohibited by the sender and may be unlawful. If you are > not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete > this e-mail.
