Kubuntu vs. Ubuntu

[Jonathan Jesse]

On Tuesday 18 September 2007 11:44:21 Knapp wrote:
> > "Top posting" means that you are putting your replies always at the top
> > of the message text you are replying to.  This screws up the normal order
> > folks read stuff in and makes it difficult to properly follow the
> > conversation.
> >
> > Either use the down arrow as I previously suggested, to put the entry
> > marker cursor under the question you are being asked, and enter your
> > answer there, or switch email agents to something that can be configured
> > to do so by placing the cursors default location at the bottom of the
> > message text being replied to.
> >
> > I suspect that your apparent refusal to do what you are being asked to do
> > here is because you aren't even scrolling down through the message to see
> > the question.  Winderz habits, a pox on them.
> >
> > As for Second Life, I've heard of the game, but not the chat agent. 
> > Running FC6 here, with kde, and our package manager has no such chat
> > agent available.
> >
> > --
> > Cheers, Gene
>
> No not a refusal. It was just never clear what top posting was. I
> think it is because I use Gmail. I can read the post above the reply
> area and then write from that. I for one will start writing under
> things now that that is finally clear.
>
> All those of you who complain about top posting need to do as Gene did
> and clearly explain what the heck you are talking about. I am sure
> most of us top posters are just new to the whole thing and not out to
> make your lives a living hell. ;-)
>
> Thanks
>
> Douglas


If top posting is bad, why do some many mail clients do top posting?  Gmail, 
Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, Outlook, Outlook Express, and even the last time I used 
Lotus Notes all do top posting.

JOnathan