Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Can I suggest those who press the reply button on their mail browser, delete any of the previous response. It's getting a bit ridiculous scrolling through 20 pages of indented replies. It's like a cacophony of echoes. I think you'll also find it's your responsibility under the list rules. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release 13/11/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Hi All, May I interject? When replying to mails I tend to restate messages *in part* so that others can follow the thread, i.e. just copy and paste a couple of sentences. And then delete the rest ESPECIALLY all the stuff you tend to get on the footer! When something comes through that needs forwarding in it's entirety, the chances are it'll already have a few " > " in it. I copy and paste it into word and then use search and replace: Search " > " replace with nothing, i.e. leave the field blank. Gets rid of all those annoying >'s. Only takes a minute and is usually well received!! Lastly. The addition of >'s in replies is usually a setting within your own mail client. Go to the options and turn them off!! Regards all. Graham Lucas Graham_Lucas http://www.Fezheads.com, an Oasis in the Desert of the Web http://www.thetimberframe.co.uk ....Can I suggest those who press the reply button on their mail browser, delete any of the previous response... _______________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 copying into Word - sounds far too laborious... plus i don't have Word... i use OpenOffice cos it's free and not £xxx (a figure in the hundreds) ... Graham Lucas [Graham_Lucas] <SNIPPETY-SNIP> I copy and paste it into word and then use search and replace: Search " >" replace with nothing, i.e. leave the field blank. Gets rid of all those annoying >'s. Only takes a minute and is usually well received!! <SNIPPETY-SNIP-SNIP> <SNIP> <SNIP SNIP SNIP> <SNIPPETY-SNIP> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:32:21 +0000, " Graham Lucas " <Graham_Lucas wrote: >I copy and paste it into word and then use search and replace: Search " > " >replace with nothing, i.e. leave the field blank. Gets rid of all those >annoying >'s. Only takes a minute and is usually well received!! >Lastly. The addition of >'s in replies is usually a setting within your own >mail client. Go to the options and turn them off!! Maybe I'm missing something here but, if you remove the " > " , how can you tell who wrote what in emails where one or more previous emails are quoted? The use of " > " in messages is standard netiquette. The point about editing emails is well made, and is mostly a consequence of top-posting IMO. Many Internet users use contended ISP services and, whilst the lack of editing in a given email doesn't seem like much, imagine it multiplied by all the emails from all the people who top-post and don't properly edit their replies, and I would imagine it has a significant impact on bandwidth. Chris W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:11:42 +0000, Rowan McCartney <be99rnm wrote: >Can I suggest those who press the reply button on their mail browser, >delete any of the previous response. You often need some of the previous response to know the context in which the person is replying. Without that, you'd have to look at the earlier message(s) (if you've still got them) to have a chance of knowing what they're talking about! It's usually a top-posted reply which quotes the whole of one or more earlier messages that causes problems. Anyone in digest mode for a given mailing list must have a nightmare trying to follow what's being said. Chris W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Must have search and replace tho' Graham Lucas Graham_Lucas http://www.Fezheads.com, an Oasis in the Desert of the Web http://www.thetimberframe.co.uk ....plus i don't have Word... i use OpenOffice cos it's free and not £xxx (a figure in the hundreds) ... _______________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 >Maybe I'm missing something here but, if you remove the " > " , how can you >tell who wrote what in emails where one or more previous emails are quoted? The use of " > " in messages is standard netiquette. How many readers really need to know? It's continuity of " conversation " that counts surely? Anyway, my point about the >'s relates more to those mails that are forwarded in their entirety about 20 times!!! So in reality I would search and replace " > > > > > > " etc Graham Lucas Graham_Lucas http://www.Fezheads.com, an Oasis in the Desert of the Web http://www.thetimberframe.co.uk _______________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:49:45 -0000, " Oliver Slay " <oliver wrote: >copying into Word - sounds far too laborious... Your message highlights one thing it might be worth doing - setting the list options to forbid (i.e. automatically remove) attachments. Your email was duplicated in HTML with a ad to boot. All these things impact on increasingly precious bandwidth. Chris W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 darn... how about that?! Chris W [chrisw] <oliver wrote: >copying into Word - sounds far too laborious... Your message highlights one thing it might be worth doing - setting the list options to forbid (i.e. automatically remove) attachments. Your email was duplicated in HTML with a ad to boot. All these things impact on increasingly precious bandwidth. Chris W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 14:24:38 -0000, " Oliver Slay " <oliver wrote: >darn... how about that?! Very good! :-) I assumed you were posting via the Groups website, and so had no control over such attachments. I think my initial point about disallowing attachments is still valid though. Chris W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 hmm... but you're not suggesting we actually go through all that trouble, are you? > > Graham Lucas [Graham_Lucas] > > Must have search and replace tho' > > > ...plus i don't have > > Word... i use OpenOffice cos it's free and not £xxx (a > > figure in the hundreds) ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 are the attachments vegan? Chris W [chrisw] I assumed you were posting via the Groups website, and so had nocontrol over such attachments. I think my initial point aboutdisallowing attachments is still valid though.Chris W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Depends how much consideration you want to show to those you are sending messages to! I hate receiving loads of >'s, so I don't send them to other people. Graham Lucas Graham_Lucas http://www.Fezheads.com, an Oasis in the Desert of the Web http://www.thetimberframe.co.uk ....hmm... but you're not suggesting we actually go through all that trouble, are you? _______________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 hmm... i think the inclusion a few >s is minimal damage ... however the addition of long signatures with a couple of URLs and an email address can outweigh the benefit of going through all the effort of copying into Word, searching and then replacing and then copying back into an email... merely replacing one space waster with another... not to mention the waste of space the actual discussion of such practices can take up... Graham Lucas [Graham_Lucas] Depends how much consideration you want to show to those you are sending messages to!I hate receiving loads of >'s, so I don't send them to other people.Graham LucasGraham_Lucashttp://www.Fezheads.com, an Oasis in the Desert of the Webhttp://www.thetimberframe.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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