Thunderbird bug or feature?

David dgboles at comcast.net
Thu Jun 18 23:05:44 UTC 2009


On 6/18/2009 5:09 PM, Frank Murphy wrote:
> On 18/06/09 17:30, Konstantin Svist wrote:
>> I received an email with this block of text (when viewing source)
>> **snip**
>>
>> --=20
>> **snip**
>>
>> It displays fine when reading the message. the text after "--" is a
>> signature, and it's displayed in gray (which is correct).
> 
> With you to here.
> 
> But when I hit
>> Reply, the quoted text only goes up to the "--"
> 
> Do you mean the original msg goes down as far as the sig?
> 
> and doesn't quote
>> anything below.
> 
> 
> That's a setting in preferences (TB3).
> 
> 
> In particular, the earlier mail exchange is below the
>> signature, and didn't get quoted.
>>
> 
> Possibly due to someone incorrectly setting up their mua to top post.
> If I'm reading this correctly.
> 
> 
>> Is this a bug or a feature?
>> I didn't really pay attention to it before, but it may have always
>> worked this way...
>>
> As this is a reply, my personal sig. should not show up.
> 
> Frank
> 


There should be more of 'you' Frank. You explain things to the Newbies,
the 'don't knows', and the 'not familiar with this' users so well.

-- 


  David




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