[Sunhelp] Of HTML and fully quoted replies!

Mon Jul 31 09:14:12 CDT 2000

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kevin Wood [SMTP:kevin_wood at scotiacapital.com]
> Sent:	Monday, July 31, 2000 9:41 AM
> To:	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject:	Re: [Sunhelp] Of HTML and fully quoted replies!
> 
> Hey Mike;
> 
> I agree with you in part.. The only thing I don't  agreee with is
> inteligent Sun Users, is there such a thing...
> 
> BSD rules
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Dent wrote:
> 
> > Hi folks, I really thought subscribers to this list would have the
> > decency
> > to compose messages in plain old text format. Using MIME and including
> > all your message in silly HTML tags as well is ridiculous, what's the
> > point?
> >
> > Also when replying to a message why do many people insist on adding two
> > lines of their
> > message and quoting several other messages in the reply?
> >
> > Is it just me? Or has anybody else noticed a lot of this happening on
> > this list?
> > Come on guys, I though we where all intelligent Sun/Unix users who know
> > about netiquette etc??
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mike
> >
> > --
> > Mike Dent, Morecambe, Lancs. UK | <http://www.lancs.ac.uk/staff/dentm>
> > email <mike at the-dents.org>, Amprnet <g6phf at gb7mbb.ampr.org>
> > PGP fingerprint: 44 F5 22 C4 CB A2 3F 9F  73 9C 02 9F 0B 16 55 72
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Hey Mike;</FONT>
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I agree with you in part.. The only =
thing I don't  agreee with is
 inteligent Sun Users, is there such a =
thing...

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">BSD rules</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Mike Dent wrote:</FONT>
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> Hi folks, I really thought =
subscribers to this list would have the
 > decency
 > to compose messages in plain old =
text format. Using MIME and including
 > all your message in silly HTML =
tags as well is ridiculous, what's the
 > point?
 >
 > Also when replying to a message =
why do many people insist on adding two
 > lines of their
 > message and quoting several =
other messages in the reply?
 >
 > Is it just me? Or has anybody =
else noticed a lot of this happening on
 > this list?
 > Come on guys, I though we where =
all intelligent Sun/Unix users who know
 > about netiquette etc??
 >
 > Thanks
 > Mike
 >
 > --
 > Mike Dent, Morecambe, Lancs. UK =
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 > email =
<mike at the-dents.org>, Amprnet =
<g6phf at gb7mbb.ampr.org>
 > PGP fingerprint: 44 F5 22 C4 CB =
A2 3F 9F  73 9C 02 9F 0B 16 55 72
 > =
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