On Sunday 18 December 2005 11:12 am, Joe Polk wrote:
> clamav@wjjeep.com wrote:
> >Actually, it doesn't matter what opinions anyone may have, it *is* against
> > the rules.
>
> Agreed. Not because it's harmful, but because they do not want it on
> this list.
it clearly is harmful. the mistaken email (which, I have decreed, would have
been avoided had the user not top-posted) spent approximately 25MB of the
list server's bandwidth (assuming there are about 5k subscribers to the list)
It was a small email as well. If you'd like, I can point you to some rather
large emails from deep in threads where the entire conversation is top
posted, with no trimming. Oh, and the people had those damned silly
disclaimers attached as well, which were about 15 lines each.
Also, my email client places my cursor at the start of the email as well, but
you don't see me top posting. Saying "it's because your cursor goes to the
top of the email when you click reply" is a cop-out. That's like saying
you're not at fault for getting in a car accident because the gas pedal is
RIGHT UNDER YOUR FOOT.
I am a firm believer in that all of the world's (and the internet's) problems
can be solved by education. Sure, I could let you shoot yourself in the
foot, but that bullet might ricochet and hit me, so it's in my best interests
to pull the gun out of your hand.
-Jeremy
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Jeremy Kitchen ++ kitchen@scriptkitchen.com
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-- The Word of Bob.
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