[Premium-Rx] Top posting (OT)

[Don]

Hmm, I've been on the net since back in 1979 (while a staff research
engineer at Xerox PARC, one of the Darpa nodes before it became available to
the general public as usenet, long before Gore "invented it"). I've never
seen a general "net etiquette" published requiring trimming of messages, but
it certainly is good practice and I don't disagree with it (regardless of
SE-3 usage ;^0

Alberto may have another concern than scrolling - the net isn't always
flat-fee based when it comes to what the isp's charge for their use. Alberto
and others may be charged heavily on a metered basis rather than monthly
charge.  They'd be charged for this unnecessary load tacked onto what they
really want to see (and they also don't want me-too messages!) They may be
going to some form of metered-usage internet café. 

So please top post and trim all unneeded baggage. Its just good practice.

Don
AC7ZG

-----Original Message-----
From: premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Miles
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 12:30 PM
 Subject: RE: [Premium-Rx] Top posting (OT)

Top-posting on email lists is actually fine, unlike on Usenet.  I would hate
to see bottom-posting become the rule in email threads.

The reason?  More and more users are reading email on handheld gadgets
(Blackberries, iPhones, and devices with even smaller screens), and
top-posting can save the reader a lot of unnecessary scrolling.

The rest of your advice is spot-on IMHO.

-- john, KE5FX