Re: Posting Style

Reply: Michael Schuster : "Re: Posting Style"
In reply to: Joe B : "Posting Style"
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From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve_at_sohara.org>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:18:23 UTC

On Sun, 6 Nov 2022 14:24:04 -0800
Joe B <jb1277976@gmail.com> wrote:

> What is recommended here on the mailing list?
> 
> Bottom posting or topo posting?

	Neither! Although the long established style for USENET and mailing
lists does reduce to bottom posting sometimes.

> I know bottom posting it has the quoted replies at the top and the
> person replying at the bottom

	Done properly the original message is trimmed to short sections
each just long enough to give context and the relevant replies go beneath
each section in and interleaved fashion.

	This approach makes the whole thing very conversational and easy to
follow.

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>