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From: "-= ArkanoiD =-" <ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 97 01:53:08 +0300
Subject: Re: way too much quoting
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nuqneH,

> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 16:21:44 -0600
> From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
> Organization: Spectrum Healthcare Services
> Subject: Re: way too much quoting

[dd]

> > I find way too much quoting of entire previous nested posts on this list.
> > [...]
>
> Not only that, there's too much "CC"ing of the post.  What's the point
> of "CC"ing a post made to a mailing list to a person who's already on
> the list?

a) many people do store mailing list separately from personal email
b) direct email is faster
c) many MUAs place the originator email in "To: " field (not the mailing
list address) when user does "reply" action

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