On 10 October 2010 21:31, JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 10/10/2010 01:22 PM, Sam Sharpe wrote: >> You forgot to mention why top-posting should be avoided... >> >> -- >> Sam >> >> On 10 October 2010 21:01, Tim<ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 09:02 -0500, Matthew J. Roth wrote: >>>> I'd really appreciate it if anyone could explain why these things are >>>> happening and how I could configure the Zimbra Web Client to fix them. >>> You probably can't fix the threading problems, those things sound more >>> like faults, or badly designed software which simply doesn't do >>> everything that it should do with email. But the long line issue may be >>> a configuration option. All the things you brought up are mentioned >>> below. >>> >>> Threading - Mail clients insert a header, as they reply to a message, >>> that indicate which message you're replying to (the in-reply-to header >>> will be followed by its message id). And add the same message id to a <snip> >>> users mailing list >>> users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Perhaps the list server, when sending a final confirmation of subscription, > should include this reminder (I am sure there are other reminders that > everyone can think of). But this particular one has definitely caused many > reply posts asking the OP to not top post. Does it not send the list guidelines when you subscribe? It's been a long while since I subscribed, but I vaguely remember it happening. I'm not entirely sure whether a confirmation email stating the guidelines is any more powerful than the fact every message states that top posting is "highly unwanted" (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines#Proper_posting_style) - people will still ignore it. FWIW, I seem to manage to flip quite happily between top posting (at work, Outlook, it's expected) and bottom posting (on this list and a few others) according to local custom. I just don't get why other people don't get it. -- Sam -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
