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Re: [tlug] Better to have "bottom-posted"?



On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 09:13:36AM +0900, Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
> 


> I became aware of at least one new distinction in this thread: namely,
> that bottom-posting is not the word to use for describing "proper"
> posting standards for thread-capable mail/news clients.


> But is there a name (or token <g>) for such a "proper" style? If so,
> it is too obvious for me, I must have missed it all this time! Or
> simply referred to via a RFC number?

It's commonly called inline posting, but I have no idea if that's the
proper name for it. 

As Curt mentioned the last time we went through this, perhaps it would
be better to emphasize trimming, as it should, in most cases, encourage
inline posting. 


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