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[Cryptography] ADMIN: Please don't top post.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Tue Aug 9 14:07:05 2011
X-Original-To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 11:06:33 -0700
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
Errors-To: cryptography-bounces+crypto.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@metzdowd.com
The list has been alive again only for a couple of days, but it
appears that I need to post this oldie again.
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A3: Please.
Q3: Should I avoid top posting on this mailing list?
A2: Because, by reversing the order of a conversation, it leaves the
reader without much context, and makes them read a message in an
unnatural order.
Q2: Why is top posting irritating?
A1: It is the practice of putting your reply to a message before the
quoted message, instead of after the (trimmed) message.
Q1: What is top posting?
Top Posting FAQ:
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Perry E. Metzger perry@piermont.com
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