If I can't figure out what the post is talking about by looking at the first 50-60 lines, I usually just hit D and move on. If, by some miracle, the poster really needed to reach *me*, he may eventually ask why I don't respond, and then I can tell him privately why I find his messages unintelligible. This also limits the effort I waste on messages that are all quotation, with no original content.
I suspect that lots of email users expect the UA to do the Right Thing, while UA designers understand that this is a thing which the UA cannot do because it requires understanding of the content. So the UA punts, leaving the cursor at the top of the message, and the trusting user thinks this is what should happen. The *adept* user knows that editing and composition make his work more effective, and is guided by training and experience rather than the UA. -- Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer mw...@iupui.edu Machines should not be friendly. Machines should be obedient.
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