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> What do you mean by top-post?

Some people feel that everyone should reply to emails with the same
format, usually their format, for "readability".  Ideally, you would
trim out as much of the mail you're replying to, leaving only the bit
you're addressing, and address each point in sequence following each
point (like I'm doing).

"Top posting" is putting all your answers at the top of the email,
with all the questions at the bottom.  "bottom posting" is putting all
the questions at the top, with all your answers at the bottom.
Neither is as readable as "inline posting" like I'm doing now,
although top-posting is sometimes the most readable format, depending
on what you're addressing.  Bottom-posting is the worst, because you
have to scroll through all the stuff you've already read to get to the
new stuff.

Note that you're not top posting, because you *are* putting the
questions just before your answers, except that (1) you're not using
the usual "> " prefix so it's not obvious that you're doing it, and
(2) you're also leaving the entire previous email attached, which is a
waste of bandwidth.

That all being said, there are no particular rules on this list about
how your emails should be formatted.

> where do you get your paste stencils?  From the fab shop who makes
> your boards?

I either make mine at home, or get them from the fab I use (pcb-pool).