FW: Any Adelaide people on this list?

[Paul Gear]

On 13/04/10 20:23, Andi Raicu wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Yep I'm from Adelaide. I use Ubuntu mostly for servers.
> Also, how on earth do you use a mailing list? Just reply to 
> ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com>?

Yes.  In good mailers like Thunderbird 3, you can use a hotkey, toolbar, 
or menu option to reply to the list instead of to the original poster.

> Top posting = bad?

Yes, top posting = bad.  Many people who have used Outlook for most of 
their email life don't even realise what they are doing.  It is a Some 
people consider this a religious argument, but there are strong 
ergonomic and comprehension reasons why it is more than that.

Here are some links to read on the subject:

    * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
    * http://idallen.com/topposting.html


Regards,
Paul

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