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Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch

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On Monday, June 05, 2017 07:19:40 AM Siard wrote:
> Ric Moore:
> > Fungi4All:
> > > Sorry for the top-post but I think it is appropriate
> > 
> > It is not ever appropriate, no matter what you think. Ric
> 
> I do not quite agree. Bottom posting and top posting are different
> styles of responding; choosing between them depends on your purpose.
> 
> Especially in a corporate environment, the previous correspondence is
> usually not meant to be read first, but rather meant as a reference.
> That's why top posting is usually preferable there.
> 
> In a technical list like this one, bottom posting is obviously by far
> the best method - although exceptions do exist, e.g. when for some
> reason it is desirable that the reply is being read first.
> What you *think*, your intuition, is usually a good indication for that.
> Maybe better not let it overrule by rigid rules....?

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  Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-06-01 09:20 +0200
    Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-06-01 13:30 +0200
      Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-06-02 16:50 +0200
        Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 01:30 +0200
          Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 13:30 +0200
          Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-06-05 11:40 +0200
          Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch Siard <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl> - 2017-06-05 13:30 +0200
            Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-06-05 14:10 +0200
            Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-06-05 14:30 +0200
            Re: Proper sources list from Jessie > Stretch Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-06-05 14:40 +0200

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