From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2006-09-02T07:04:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Off topic: What is "top posting" ??

On Sat, Sep 02, 2006 at 12:45:02AM +0900, David Vallner wrote:
> Trans wrote:
> >I always wondered if an xml-like notation might catch on for this
> >instead. Yes, it's nice when your email client automatically adds the
> >'>'. And it look pretty good. But it certainly bites when that doesn't
> >happen or the lines get broken up in a odd manner. I would think
> >something like:
> 
> If it ain't broke...
> 
> It would also horribly, terribly break backwards compatibility - mail 
> clients that can't recognize the XML format would show it as such, and 
> while YMMV, I'm very, very loathe to reading XML.

In addition, I actually use plaintext-only mail reading as a "security"
feature, re: both email viruses and spam.

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