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On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 11:16:46AM -0400, marrandy wrote:
> On Thursday 24 August 2006 10:51, you wrote:
> > > And dammit don't top post. You're using outlook aren't you? God, fuck
> > > outlook. Fuck outlook and it's shitty non-standard "look let's pretend
> > > the reply button is the forward button" design. And then that forces
> > > you into top posting because otherwise it looks like the way the
> > > message looks now.
> > >
> > > Have a nice day,
> > > -Nick
>
>
> It has nothing to do with outlook per se, it's user education and discipline.
> (I usually (unless company policy forces me to) use something else when in
> windows ie. pagasus or eudora).
> If you think about it, it's easier and more intuitive to go down the page
> from
> the top than from the bottom upwards. People who top post, also fail to edit
> when they bottom post.
>
> Don't use/ditch any mailer that doesn't quote properly.
>
> Use the down arrow, drag, highlight and delete extraneous text. Add <SNIP>
> appropriately, if you want to warn people that text has been deleted or page
> down if it is short.
>
> Intersperse comments if you want to make multiple answers to questions or
> comments, if not bottom post.
>
> Remove signatures and footers.
>
> Actually, starting at the top makes sense. Unfortunately, people are too
> lazy
> to edit.
> (or claim they are to busy)
>
> > I'm forced to use Outlook at work (don't get me started, I hate it), as
> > I'm sure a few others here are... I've tried a few crappy add-ons that
> > will reverse the top-posting nature of Outlook, and they have all
> > failed. If anyone knows an actual working tool to fix this crappy nature
> > of Outlook I would be most appreciative.
> >
> > Dan Farrell
> > Applied Innovations
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> --
> Regards...Martin
