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From: Habidasher on 16 Sep 2005 00:52 Ed wrote: > Habidasher wrote: > >> DelawareDave wrote: >> >>> Do any of these recommended readers have the following features: >>> >>> 1. Ability to put latest comments on top of posting. I don't want >>> to trigger endless debate, I just want to look at the latest comments >>> at the top. >> >> >> >> Thunderbird does this. >> >>> 2. Have the "post pane" as a deep VERTICAL pane - as opposed to most >>> which have post as a Horizontal pane at bottom. >> >> >> >> The Stacked View Extension should be acceptable >> https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=thunderbird&category=News%20Reading&numpg=10&id=937 > > > > It is best to bottom post to keep continutity in the thread. I hate it > when I have to scroll up and down to read what the top-poster is > replying to. The only thing worse is failing to quote at all. > > Ed Hello Ed I just reviewed the entire thread. I couldn't help but notice that your entire contribution to this discussion was to criticize the style of my helpful reply. -- Insert witty comment here.
From: Ed on 16 Sep 2005 02:58 Habidasher wrote: > Ed wrote: > >> Habidasher wrote: >> >>> DelawareDave wrote: >>> >>>> Do any of these recommended readers have the following features: >>>> >>>> 1. Ability to put latest comments on top of posting. I don't want >>>> to trigger endless debate, I just want to look at the latest comments >>>> at the top. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thunderbird does this. >>> >>>> 2. Have the "post pane" as a deep VERTICAL pane - as opposed to most >>>> which have post as a Horizontal pane at bottom. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The Stacked View Extension should be acceptable >>> https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=thunderbird&category=News%20Reading&numpg=10&id=937 >> >> >> >> >> >> It is best to bottom post to keep continutity in the thread. I hate it >> when I have to scroll up and down to read what the top-poster is >> replying to. The only thing worse is failing to quote at all. >> >> Ed > > > Hello Ed > > I just reviewed the entire thread. I couldn't help but notice that your > entire contribution to this discussion was to criticize the style of my > helpful reply. That's interesting since _you_ didn't top-post. You quoted only the parts of the original to which you had replies for and put your reply below each part. Do you have a guilty conscience or something? Ed
From: Ed on 16 Sep 2005 03:11 Peter Seiler wrote: > Ed - 15.09.2005 08:21 : > > [snipped] > > >>It is best to bottom post to keep continutity in the thread. I hate it >>when I have to scroll up and down to read what the top-poster is >>replying to. The only thing worse is failing to quote at all. > > > agreed. But another worse thing is unnecessary FULL quoting - a > widespread terrible posting behavior. My quoting was not "unnecessary" I included the entire text for a reason. > Another worse thing are the many misconfigured OEs which produces > terrible linefeeds... That certainly is a bad thing. That's why I never use OE for news groups. Besides, I don't think I could get OE to work too well with Linux. If you must know, since you appear not to be able to read the headers, I am using _Debian_ Thunderbird with Xandros Linux Standard. I suppose I could use Knode instead. Or, I could drop to commandline and do it like the *nix _purists_. But... if you wish, I could reboot into XP and set up OE for uselessnet. Ed
From: Peter Seiler on 16 Sep 2005 09:52 Ed - 16.09.2005 09:11 : >> agreed. But another worse thing is unnecessary FULL quoting - a >> widespread terrible posting behavior. > > My quoting was not "unnecessary" I included the entire text for a reason. I mentioned not your quoting in this case but other top posters. I agree with your argumentation and can not understand any reasons of the top posters. Within long threads with top postings, reading more than often is a pain. >> Another worse thing are the many misconfigured OEs which produces >> terrible linefeeds... > > That certainly is a bad thing. That's why I never use OE for news > groups. Besides, I don't think I could get OE to work too well with Linux. > > If you must know, since you appear not to be able to read the headers, I > am using _Debian_ Thunderbird with Xandros Linux Standard. oh, I see/saw your headers and know what newsclient you are using. > But... if you wish, I could reboot into XP and set up OE for uselessnet. I have no wish to you. It's totally up to you. Your Debian posting style is (contrarely to many OE (re)postings) absolutely ok, IMHO. Have a nice weekend. -- by(e) PS spam will be killed
From: Alain Beguin on 16 Sep 2005 16:27
yar wrote in <bj1hi1hi7d46sb49ortpp319omm8rst10v(a)4ax.com>, on 14/09/2005, H. Notburga > Does anyone have a good for windows xp newsreader recomendation? > Thanks! Of course! :-) http://www.mesnews.net/index-gb.php -- Alain (Albý) Reply-to is valid (only 4 days !) http://home.tiscali.be/a.beguin |