From: "Florian Xaver" <dos DOT fire AT aon DOT at>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: quoting and listening
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 23:54:38 +0200
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Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com

Hi!

Yes, I know... You wrote me the same text some months ago ;-)))

But it is often easier. I don't think, that it is a big problem for you.

Bye, Florian

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Jim Stevenson <jims AT eos DOT arc DOT nasa DOT gov>
An: opendos AT delorie DOT com <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Datum: Sonntag, 09. Juli 2000 23:46
Betreff: Re: quoting and listening


>Hi.
>
>I appreciate your posts, and find them valuable.
>
>This suggestion refers only to single topic replies.
>
>Those of us who read e-mail with speech want to get to the new information,
>with as little time as possible waisted listening to quotes which we have
>already heard several times.
>
>A fall back strategy is to dump the speech buffer, go to the end of the
post,
>and search back for the last > and listen from there.
>When some people are so eager to include everything, that they put their
>new comments between the quoted stuff and the quoted tag lines and footers,
>even this last resort is defeated.
>
>I am not against all quoting,
>but it is often much too long or mostly superfluous.
>
>This is not a personal attack, but a constructive suggestion toward making
>the list easier reading  and more helpful to all.
>
>Thanks much for your consideration.
>
>If you quote me, please put your comments first.
>I have already listened to my questions.
>
>Thanks.
>
>