Re: Bottom-Posting WAS: [Fed-Talk] CAC on the Mac - AIA?
Re: Bottom-Posting WAS: [Fed-Talk] CAC on the Mac - AIA?
- Subject: Re: Bottom-Posting WAS: [Fed-Talk] CAC on the Mac - AIA?
- From: Paul Nelson <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:26:23 -0600
- Thread-topic: Bottom-Posting WAS: [Fed-Talk] CAC on the Mac - AIA?
I think the pros and cons of how to post have been beat to death all over
the internet.
Both "work", but when people mix top and bottom posting in a thread that
doesn't "work".
Paul
> From: "William G. Cerniuk" <email@hidden>
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:13:16 -0500
> To: Joel Esler <email@hidden>
> Cc: Fed Talk <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Bottom-Posting WAS: [Fed-Talk] CAC on the Mac - AIA?
>
> Trimming is good but bottom posting is counter productive.
>
> Bottom posting causes us to get the same summary of each message of
> the thread in the email list display over and over. It nullifies list
> body summary function on the iPhone for example which is a very useful
> feature of iPhone as well as i believe MS Outlook.
>
> Then when opening the message, getting to the latest update requires
> scrolling; sometimes a considerable amount.
>
> Lastly, email software is designed to append the quoted message, not
> prepend. This causes additional effort to remove any automated
> signature from the top of the message, scroll to the bottom and then
> reinsert the signature and add a message.
>
> I don't understand the benefit to bottom posting all things considered.
>
> V/R,
> Wm. Cerniuk
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 11, 2008, at 11:53, Joel Esler <email@hidden> wrote:
>> Just wanted to compliment everyone on this thread for Bottom
>> posting, trimming, and keeping everything in context. Thank you
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