Date   : Thu, 02 Aug 2001 19:19:59 +0100
From   : Graham Bisset <bbc@...>
Subject: Re: BEEB Stuff

At 11:46 PM 8/1/01 +0100, you wrote:
>
>>>
>>>The issue here is not the original poster's lack of Outlook
>>experience, but
>>>Outlook's lack of general decency. Its refusal to put the reply in the
>>right
>>>place is legendary, except that unlike most legends it is true.
>>>
>>
>>And if you've seen many of the other email programmes, they do this too
>>(Lotus Notes, Eudora et al).  They all start at the top.
>
>That's because, strictly speaking, they're not email programs. 

What, Eudora is not an email programme?  Rubbish.

>They were
>designed to suit office intranets, not the domestic Internet. In office
systems
>you don't generally get involved in lots of discussion around a topic with
>replies inserted into relevant parts of a quoted document. 

Mmm...obviously you've worked in different office environments from me.
You absolutely DO get lots of discussing about a topic with lots of email
flying back and forth.  That is VERY much the norm.

>You simply say what
>you have to say and, where necessary, tag a previous document onto the bottom
>for reference (for legal reasons or to cover your backside). 

So what you're saying is that top-posting IS acceptable.  Thanks for
agreeing with me.

Besides, this has NOTHING to do with BBC's and I no further interest in
this thread.

ObBBC: Anyone interested in a Music 4000 keyboard?  Before it goes to Ebay?