Netiquette (was: Need to copy a 200GB directory)

[Ric Werme]

Joshua Judson Rosen wrote:

> On 06/27/2017 10:01 PM, R. Anthony Lomartire wrote:
>> OK, my apologies for hijacking this thread, I haven't been on a mailing list in forever but I will apply proper
>> etiquette. Can I just ask what you mean by "top post" though?

> Not everyone reads or even receives every message, in real time,
> in the same order in which you saw or responded. So the custom Greg is
> encouraging you to use is to provide a quotation of (the salient parts of)
> whatever you're replying to *above your reply* so that the context
> of your reply is obvious, even to someone who reads your message
> ...

What can I add, other than one of my favorite .signature files from my USENET days?

  -Ric
-- 
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>>> A: Top-posting.
>>>> Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet and in e-mail?

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