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Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT]

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s|b <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Oct 2025 22:37:41 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
> 
> > I always leave the attribution lines up to the one with one less than
> > the maximum number of >s _in the lines I'm quoting_; I _do_ snip text
> > I'm _not_ responding to.
> > 
> > In the above (where I for once _haven't_ snipped anything), the line(s)
> > with the most >s are the couple beginning AFAIK - which (in this post)
> > have five >s; unfortunately, someone before me has snipped the relevant
> > attribution line (which would have had four >s by the time I quoted it).
> 
> I select text and then hit R (post followup). This way only the selected
> text is quoted. I always figured one could see the difference between
> the quote markers. I would either have to quote everything and then
> start editing or add the attribution lines myself.

  As John indicated, the common method is to snip (with snip-marks) what
you're not responding to. You do the reverse, only quote what you're
responding to.

  Perhaps you could ask other (responsible) ForteAgent users, how they
selectively quote while preserving the attribution lines.

  There's a poster who is very good at minimal quoting / new text, while
providing proper attribution, but he's using Thunderbird, so that's
probably of little help.

> One can also go back in the discussion watching the messages in the
> thread or by using the message-ids in the References header.

  One could do that, but most people don't/won't and consequently often
draw the wrong conclusion, i.e. assume that what was quoted was written
by the person in the attribution line.

> I'll try and remember in the future; Stan and JP, quote only the message
> before, no context.

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Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-16 12:39 +0200
  Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-10-16 09:58 -0500
  Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-16 17:55 +0200
    Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-10-16 12:04 -0700
      Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-18 20:45 +0200
        Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-10-19 09:55 -0700
          Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-19 22:34 +0200
            Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-19 22:37 +0100
              Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-20 14:15 +0200
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-20 13:52 +0000
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-20 16:14 +0200
                OT: quoting (was: Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT]) "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-20 15:22 +0100
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-21 01:16 +0200
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-10-21 21:53 +1100
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-21 21:56 +0200
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-21 14:37 +0100
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-21 21:59 +0200
            Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-10-19 20:57 -0700
              Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-20 09:59 +0100
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU   users. [OT] Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-10-20 07:32 -0700
              Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-20 14:13 +0200
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-20 14:03 +0000
                Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. [OT] Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-20 18:04 -0400
  Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-16 14:08 -0400
    Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. Jesper <Vitsky.kasperski@gmail.com> - 2025-10-16 20:24 +0200
    Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-16 20:35 +0200
      Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-10-17 02:15 +0000
  Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-10-16 14:08 -0400
  Re: Site claims there is a simple way to keep W10 updated for EU users. Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-10-17 00:59 +0000

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