On Sun, Jul 04, 1999 at 12:25:54AM +0100, Mark Brown wrote: > On Sat, Jul 03, 1999 at 11:43:27PM +0200, Martin Bialasinski > wrote: > > > Sorry, but OE doesn't deserve to be called a email client. You > > can't quote quoted-printable encoded mails, you are placed on > > top on a reply (thous encouraging the newbie to answer above > > the text and leave a full quote below), the signature is > > placed above the quoted text, you > > Placing the cursor at the top of the message is the right thing > to do - you're only going to have to go back up deleting text > otherwise.
Yes, but OE inserts a blank line at the top of the message, and places only `-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --' as the quote line. Then, to compound things further, it puts your signature *above* the quoted message. > Theee is the potential to do the wrong thing even when the > cursor is placed at the end of the text and simply write a > reply, not deleting anything. Neither is very good. At least the reply would be in the correct place. Anyway, where the editor's cursor is initially placed is indeed irrelevant - if the user has too little Clue to correctly compose and format an email or news message, they are unlikely to be able to communicate anything useful. > > I have yet to see a program on any operating system that comes > > close to the power of gnus. > > Which also starts you off at the top. I wouldn't know, I'm perfectly happy with mutt and vim (which also starts off at the top). -- alisdair mcdiarmid [EMAIL PROTECTED] [your home may be at risk if you do not keep up repayments on your loan. any and all advice given is strictly confidential]
