[ubuntu-za] Please: DON'T top-post, DO stay on topic

Thu Dec 29 06:14:54 UTC 2011

I apologise upfront because I cannot find the settings for how quotes should be handled with replies. I am using the mail client  that comes with the Flyer and Gmail for Android.

Sent from my HTC

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From: "Raymond Barbour" <xraya4t at gmail.com>
To: "Ubuntu South African Local Community" <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>, <wesley.werner at gmail.com>
Subject: [ubuntu-za] Please: DON'T top-post, DO stay on topic
Date: Thu, Dec 29, 2011 06:30
On Dec 28, 2011 10:29 PM, <wesley.werner at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> Top-posting became popular due to bad defaults in mail clients like Outlook. Usenet newsgroups used inline styles. [1]

>

> I love inline replies, but this Blackberry doesn't allow editing quoted text, I bet many other mobiles don't either.

>
Gmail on Android does.
> [1]: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style

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> From: Peter Nel

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> Subject: [ubuntu-za] Please: DON'T top-post, DO stay on topic

> Sent: Dec 28, 2011 16:02

>

> A friendly request and reminder to all :-)

>

> It's simple mailing-list etiquette.

> Someone will call you on it if you don't do it - that's all.

>

> Thanks everyone for participating !!

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