[access-uk] Re: E-mail Guidance
- From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:01:15 +0100
Hi Tink
> Top posting is what happens on most VI related lists. When replying
> to an email, you hit the reply button and just begin typing at the
>top. We find this easier because of the way our assistive technologies
work.
Well yes and no.
It may well be easier for the one doing the reply, but not always the
one dong the reading.
> Bottom posting used to be the convention on the Internet, particularly
>in the days of UseNet, but it has now fallen by the wayside a
>little for all
>but a hardy few. This involves hitting the reply button on an email and
>typing your text in immediately under the person's original email text.
And this makes sense.
Take look at this link, goes into lot of detail about the rights and wrongs
of
top or bottom posting!
http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
And one point to add, if everyone does top posting we end up with very very
very very very long emails to download, because the average top poster fails
to snip the previous post.
Regards,
Derek
e-mail: derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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