I'm no fan of Outlook, but top-posting doesn't bother me either. When it's necessary to address points, I say, see below. At least Outlook has HTML, so I generally change the font/color of my interleaved responses. Oh well.
First Horizon Bank Mainframe Technical Support -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 1:21 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Quote style (was: ... Passive FTP ... ) [External Email. Exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments.] What is it with tech bulletin boards and the fuss about top-posting? I will bet I have gotten tens of thousands of business e-mail replies in my life and every single one of them was "top-posted." What is it about tech bulletin boards where folks seem to want the most relevant stuff -- the new stuff -- at the BOTTOM??? I *like* Outlook. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 9:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Quote style (was: ... Passive FTP ... ) On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 13:17:11 +0000, Jackson, Rob wrote: >My cruddy email application (Outlook) doesn't do the >-style quoting (or at >least I don't know how to make it), so let me try below with tabs; it will >probably be ugly. > Does First Horizon require you to use Outlook? I mostly post from the LISTSERV Web interface. Does it enforce top-posting? Does it prohibit editing quoted text, heaps of legal disclaimers and all? >First Horizon Bank >Mainframe Technical Support -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Confidentiality notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this e-mail message from your computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
