STUART_BRENNAN wrote:
> Having recently switched from the "real time" to the "digest" form of
> this network, I have one big complaint.
>In replying to net messages, many people include the entire message
> they were replying to, even though they may have only been commenting
>on a sentence or two. It's no exaggeration to say that half of the
> volume of today's load was repeats of the same messages.
> Could I ask that people make a little more use of their "delete" keys
> when drafting replies?
Amen, Stu! I've been asking for this for close on two years. I do know that
some folks are using e-mail software does not permit editing of text when
using a "reply" function. In that case, one can do what I do; highlight
only the desired text, copy-and-paste into a new message to the List, and
add add one's own ">" symbols. A pain, but it keeps the new message down to
a reasonable size. Nothing eats time like having to read an entire thread
multiple times!
"I can't get no-- Satis-Traction"
Lawrence R. Wright
Purchasing Analyst
Andrews Office Products, Divison of USOP
PH 301-386-7923
lrw@aop.com
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