[pmmail-list] Signatures - feature request

Frank Winkler - Sun Germany REOS - Munich pmmail-list@blueprintsoftwareworks.com
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:50:24 +0100 (MET)


 >=>IMO messages should not be quoted in whole but only single 
 >=>lines or a bunch of them 
 >
 >We agree on this much but if the quoted message is short, then I
 >normally don't bother to cut out the garbage.   
 >
 >=>should be followed by the answer.
 >If it is a long message with different responses required to different
 >parts, then I will intersperse my comments within the quoted text and
 >in that case put it after the statement I am commenting on.  

I don't see a reason for this inconsistent behavior. Once you put your 
reply before the message, then you put it behind. Very confusing.

 >I don't normally do that as it is a lot of extra work but there are
 >times when it is the only thing that makes sense.   I find it most
 >irritating to scroll down through a long set of quotes to 
 >find a simple NO, YES or "YOUR CRAZY" or that type of comment at the
 >bottom.

I thought we agreed that such crap should not be quoted at all? Reduce 
to the max!

 >Much rather see the comment at the top.  But then, this is like
 >politics or religion or editors, 15 people will have 16 opinions.  

That's for sure :) ...

Regards

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