<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Boggess Rod <<a href="mailto:rboggess@tenovacore.com">rboggess@tenovacore.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> > What is top posting and how can avoid doing it? I am sorry for asking such >a simple question but I have never been part of a mailing list until now; >thus, I have no idea what I am doing. [?] >------------------------------ Don't sweat it. It's not THAT big of a deal. Top posting is popular on Windows lists because that's where most email clients leave the cursor when you hit reply. Just use your arrow keys or mouse to place the cursor at the bottom of the reply before you start typing. This is common in Linux because the archives are frequented more often for advice. When someone else comes upon this reply, they'll read your question first (at the top), then my reply (because it's bottom posted). Windows lists will often not even include the reply text because the archives are seldom searched. What email client are you using? Outlook perhaps? It appears you're also sending replies as HTML which is undesirable. If you don't have a compelling reason for using HTML, it would be considerate if you'd change your replies to use plain text. If you can't, your participation is more important than the formalities. Welcome to Ubuntu! -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a></blockquote><div>I have no reason to use html it's simply that I don't know how to change to plain text. </div> </div>