Jules Richardson Wrote:
I'm seeing a few messages where the text being replied to isn't quoted
(anything from Al and Billy Pettit it seems, but there have been one or two
others) other than a separating line beneath old and new text, making it
confusing at first glance (particularly where the actual line and reply
might
be off the bottom of the screen).
cheers
Jules
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Billy wrote:
In my case, it is because I reply using a copy from the web site. To keep
the number of emails down, I only receive digests. Yet often, I want to
respond to a message without wading through the digests. So I copy off the
web site, trim off the excess and comment below.
I'm active, more or less on 75+ elists. And when they get active, it means
100's of emails a day. So reading and responding is very selective. For
example, have you noticed how much activity there is on this list this week?
It's like everybody is rested up and full of piss and vinegar.
At the other extreme, some lists generate almost nothing. The paleobotany
list averages 8-10 messages a year. Some of the science fiction lists are
cyclical going from 100+ a day to 1-2 day and back again over a couple of
months.
Billy