The point being that they were using a standard for type of
communications, usenet, and trying to apply it to another form of
communication, email.
For me, the second I see a bottom post, is the same second I close the
email and go to the next in my inbox.
Tony Thigpen
Seymour J Metz wrote on 6/13/20 8:09 PM:
their "so called" standard was for newsgroups, not email
RFC 2646, RFC 3676
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> Wait - is bottom-posting a thing?
YES! The old newsgroup specification said bottom-posting was required.
Back when I started using Thunderbird as an email client (around 2002?),
TB forced you to bottom-post and it took a special hidden option to
allow top-posting. And, it did not really work right if using a text
file signature line. There was a *BIG* argument between the users
(wanting top-posting) and the developers saying bottom-posting was a
published standard). It took years (10+) before the developers gave in.
Also, back in those days, it was clearly pointed out to the developers
that their "so called" standard was for newsgroups, not email but they
were stuck deep in their "we know what is right" mode. They also ignored
the fact that Outlook had been using top-posting for years and around
that time Outlook was the most used email client and had really become
more of the standard.
I bet we all know programmers that "know better than us". (Or, should I
be looking in a mirror?) :-)
Tony Thigpen
Bob Bridges wrote on 6/13/20 1:46 PM:
Wait - is bottom-posting a thing? I've always assumed that bottom-posters are
just careless; they read down to a certain point, and then type in their
responses without thinking about where. Are you saying that some people post
at the bottom ON PURPOSE?!
Why, for heaven's sake?
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