RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] outlook express

["Russell Horn" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Jonathan King
>
>
> This has been done to death before so I'll be brief.  Once upon a time, in
> news postings and in email, the long-standing convention was that people
> would *edit down* the message they were replying to.  This saved
> bandwidth, but also provided an opportunity to make your reply to the
> specific points you were commenting on in a style that was at least
> quasi-conversational.  It certainly made clear what it was that you were
> replying to, and put your reply after the original, which makes sense if
> you think about it.  In any case, the idea took off and the Golden Age of
> Usenet depended on this convention.
>

And from FYI28 (RFC 1855)

    - 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!

Russell.

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