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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:23:38 -0500
From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Named pipes (blocking problem)
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John Emmas wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Faylor"
> Subject: Re: Named pipes (blocking problem)
>>
>> Why are you duplicating the subject in the body of the message?
>>
> I know this is something that irks you and you often complain about it but
> in fact, it can be very helpful to people with low resolution monitors.  In
> this particular case, it won't make a vast difference because my subject
> heading is only about 30 characters or so.  But if the subject heading is
> lengthy, it will get truncated by the email client if the user has a 
> low-res monitor.

I'm going to have to change my email client so I have a reason to take
advantage of this great feature you've added! ;-)

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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