What is top-posting? (was: Re: fire wall & anti-virus? do i really need it)

[Justin Gallardo]

ben darby wrote:
> * unksi (unksi at kapsi.fi) wrote:
>   
>> Ok thanks for clarifying, I thought there was something wrong in what I
>> actually wrote as I have never heard about top-posting before. Will try
>> to look for a setting in Thunderbird to change it. :)
>>
>>     
>
> the setting you are looking for is under the Edit->Account Settings
> Menu, Composition & Addressing, check the "Automatically quote the
> original message when replying" box and move the combo box to "start my
> reply below the quote".
>
>
>   
Is there a way to make it so you can highlight some text in the original 
email, and just quote that part? Or do I have to manually delete it as I go?

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Justin Gallardo
gallardj at onid.orst.edu