On 11/25/05, Howard Winter <HDRW@h2org.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > 2) Bottom-posting is not any better than top-posting.
>
> Yes it is.
Not from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting

"Bottom-posting
Though the na=EFve response to "top-posting" might be to "bottom-post",
this implies that the only difference is that the response comes at
the bottom of all the quoted material instead of atop it. This is also
problematic, since if the quoted material is large, it is just as much
trouble to scan for relevant material before reading the reply."
>
> Interleaved, or context, posting as I am doing here should be easiest o=
f all to >read and understand

Agreed if I can easily do it within Outlook 2k at work.

> > 3) Outlook and Outlook Express are the de-facto standard. The IT
> > administrators are not all stupid by choosing them.
>
>
> Oh, and I've never used Linux in my life, so please don't stamp me with=
 the >prejucide you seem to have for those who do!

I use Linux 40% of the time at home. I like Linux and open source world
even though I do not agree with some of the purists within them.

> And why do you keep harping on about unix?

I do not. Sorry if you get that perception. But to be honest I like Linux=
 but
I really do not think comvercial Unix is any better than Windows. I consi=
der
Java more evil than Windows since it makes things much slower.

>
> A: Top posting!
> Q: What's the most annoying thing on the Internet?
>

You should quote more. It has more.
A:
Q:
A:
Q:
A:
Q:

Sorry but I hate this one. This is invented by the people who do not
like to see top posts. No top-posts are like this. This is not top-postin=
g!
This is reverse order of "interleaved reply" or "context posting".

>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Howard Winter
> St.Albans, England
>

Regards,
Xiaofan

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