[AusNOG] Top-posting.

Joseph Goldman joe at apcs.com.au
Fri Mar 6 15:00:50 EST 2015


Given how most email clients display the data by default, top posting 
makes more sense, as to get to your bottom posting I have to scroll 
through the email chain that I've already read to get to the relevant 
information.

On 06/03/15 14:51, Robert Hudson wrote:
> On 6 March 2015 at 14:41, Craig Askings <craig at askings.com.au 
> <mailto:craig at askings.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     Yes, detailed response inline
>
>     On 6 Mar 2015, at 1:39 pm, Ross Wheeler <ausnog at rossw.net
>     <mailto:ausnog at rossw.net>> wrote:
>
>     >
>     > Is it just me, or do others find top-posting irritating in the
>     extreme?
>
>     But I have given up fighting it. Outlook's default setting all
>     those years ago, killed any chance of bottom posting becoming the
>     norm.
>
>
>
> It's not just Outlook.  I have to make a conscious effort to not do it 
> in the Gmail web interface, and it's even harder to avoid when on the 
> move using the Gmail app on my Android device.
>
>
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