POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : Outlook Express : Re: Outlook Express Server Time
11 Oct 2024 01:21:51 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Outlook Express  
From: Doctor John
Date: 26 Feb 2008 11:55:47
Message: <47c44493$1@news.povray.org>
Doctor John wrote:
> 
> Now all those using M$ OE have no excuse for top posting any more :-)
> 
> John
> 

For all those who are arguing about whether its good or bad to top post,
I quote RFC1855:
> If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
>       summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just
>       enough text of the original to give a context.  This will make
>       sure readers understand when they start to read your response.
>       Since NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the
>       postings from one host to another, it is possible to see a
>       response to a message before seeing the original.  Giving context
>       helps everyone.  But do not include the entire original!

If you don't know what an RFC is, tough ;-)

John

-- 
I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.


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