Forgotten where to access the Red Hat forums

[John Reynolds]

Rick Stevens said : 

>Jeff Kinz wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 01:59:37AM +0000, jlopes151 at comcast.net wrote:
>> 
>>>So, explain what your saying here?
>>>
>>>
>>>>By the way, bottom-posting is preferred on most of the Red Hat forums 
> >
>> 
>> Rick is saying that you are using the wrong format for replying to an 
>> email list.
>>
<snip>
>> 
>> Bottom posting and interleaving on email lists are a simple matter of
>> courtesy for your fellow list members. Not doing it shows a distinct
>> lack of regard for their time, effort and value.
>> 
>> When having a person to person email dialog, top posting is fine.
>
>Eleganly put, Jeff.  Thanks.  I'm going to have you write my next letter
>to the IRS.  ;-)

A: Because they are much more difficult to read.
Q: Why do e-mail lists discourage top-posting replies?

Messages that mix top posts and bottom posts tend to read like Yoda 
speaks.  It's  kind of like using an RPN calculator for IM B-}

John Reynolds
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