Top posting - was Re: sendmail vulnerability

pll at lanminds.com pll at lanminds.com
Fri Mar 7 11:45:33 EST 2003


In a message dated: 07 Mar 2003 10:19:30 EST
Jeff Macdonald said:

>On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 17:18, bscott at ntisys.com wrote:
>> On 6 Mar 2003, at 4:43pm, jeff.macdonald at virtualbuilder.com wrote:
>> > I've done top posting because I'm to lazy ...
>> 
>>   You can stop there.  I see your problem.  :-)
>
>Not entirely.

No, I think he's got it pretty well on the mark.

>Regarding Derek's comments about what tools my wife may
>use are way off mark.

As I said in my previous message, your wife and her problems with 
reading e-mail are completely irrelevent to the immediate problem,
which is, that you are not following the accepted protocols of this 
list.

>As for my laziness,

There is *never* an acceptable excuse for laziness when common 
courtesy to others is to be sacrificed.  Period.

>it's because Evolution doesn't have 'reply, reply with quote' buttons
>on the mail composer.

Then get a better e-mail client, you obviously aren't satisfied with 
the one you have.

>If you want the list members to follow specific guidelines, then place a
>url on the bottom of each message.

A URL is completely unnecessary when the general rules are understood 
by the community, and have been in place for damn near 30 years.
Ignorance of the law is no defense!

Consider Mike's e-mail to be a 'Speed Limit' sign placed every couple 
of miles apart.

>Anyhow, this isn't meant to be a flame fest. Just my two cents.

The problem is the currency you're trading in.  We deal in the 
currency of common courtesy and following the societal norms of the 
community.  You're paying us in the currency of selfish laziness 
which is worthless here.
-- 

Seeya,
Paul
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