[GLLUG] Thursday's Meeting?

[Eric Miller]

> There is no argument:  Top-posting is NOT proper netiquette - especially 
> for mass mailing lists.  Read RFC1855.  Top-posting is in violation of 
> the proper use of e-mail according to the Internet Engineering Task 
> Force (IETF - the people who make and maintain Internet standards like 
> HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, DNS, TCP, UDP, IP, etc.)
> 
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855
> 

rfc1855 is interesting. I've read netiquette guides before but not this 
one. Since it's an RFC is it considered authoritative?

I found one reference about where to post replies. To me it implies 
bottom posting but isn't explicit. I searched for "reply", "end", and 
"bottom" but did not find anything. It was a quick scan so please 
correct me if I'm wrong.

"If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just
enough text of the original to give a context.  This will make
sure readers understand when they start to read your response."

Personally most of the mail I get has a top-reply and I'm fine with it. 
I scroll down to the bottom and scroll back up as I read if I need to 
read it all. But I'll go along with whatever rules are expressed by 
whomever is hosting/administrating the list.

Eric Miller