Trying out Windows Mail as a usenet reader. How to set to bottom post?

[Revolt]

It defaults to putting the cursor at the top of the post I am replying to.
No Microsoft, BAD, bottom post is and always has been considered good
netiquette. Is there a way to change it so the curser goes to the bottom of
the post instead?

 

[David B.]

Only considered good by some, not me personally.

 

[Cal Bear '66]

In Windows Mail: Menu bar (ALT if not visible) > Tools > Options, Advanced tab,
check Compose reply at the bottom...

 

[Val]

In Windows Mail: Menu bar (ALT if not visible) > Tools > Options, Advanced
tab,
check Compose reply at the bottom...

Can't we all just get along? Let's average it out and all start
middle-posting.

Val

 

[XS11E]

It defaults to putting the cursor at the top of the post I am
replying to.

I much prefer the cursor at the top of the reply for two reasons,

1. It encourages the user to go through the post snipping irrelevent
parts and
2. It encourages interleaved replies such as this.

No Microsoft, BAD, bottom post is and always has been
considered good netiquette.

Good netiquette also requires snipping, see above comments.

 

[Ed Forsythe]

Nor I -

Only considered good by some, not me personally.

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[Ian Betts]

Most default to top posting and it is only those who wish to control that
say top or bottom posting is good or bad. But if you wish to change it go
Tools/Options/Advance Tab and put a tick for bottom reply.

 

[Terry R.]

It defaults to putting the cursor at the top of the post I am
replying to.

I much prefer the cursor at the top of the reply for two reasons,

1. It encourages the user to go through the post snipping irrelevent
parts and
2. It encourages interleaved replies such as this.

No Microsoft, BAD, bottom post is and always has been
considered good netiquette.

Good netiquette also requires snipping, see above comments.
[/QUOTE]

Of course, that's YOUR preference.

1. The problem with MS newsreaders is that if you top post, the program
still uses a delimiter, which should only be used when bottom posting.
A delimiter was never intended to remove everything below it, only a
signature and a few optional lines below it.

2. Many users only show Unread messages in their newsreaders, rather
than threaded view, especially on very active groups such as this one.

3. When someone replies to a top poster that is using an MS newsreader,
relevant text below it is removed. Rather than snipping, it takes out
EVERYTHING. That is poor programming, especially when there isn't even
an option to turn the delimiter off when top posting.

I use Thunderbird and if the setting is to top post, no delimiter will
be added. That's the proper way to do it.


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[HeyBub]

Can't we all just get along? Let's average it out and all start
middle-posting.

One does not compromise with evil.

 

[XS11E]

The problem with MS newsreaders is that if you top post, the
program still uses a delimiter, which should only be used when
bottom posting. A delimiter was never intended to remove
everything below it, only a signature and a few optional lines
below it.

Didn't know that although now that you mention it, I do seem to recall
something like that?

I haven't used a MS newsreader or email client since Windows 3.1 so I
may be a bit rusty on them... I can't even remember what Windows 3.1
had for mail and/or news, I don't think they did? I think it was all
BBSs in those days?

 

[Terry R.]

The problem with MS newsreaders is that if you top post, the
program still uses a delimiter, which should only be used when
bottom posting. A delimiter was never intended to remove
everything below it, only a signature and a few optional lines
below it.

Didn't know that although now that you mention it, I do seem to recall
something like that?

I haven't used a MS newsreader or email client since Windows 3.1 so I
may be a bit rusty on them... I can't even remember what Windows 3.1
had for mail and/or news, I don't think they did? I think it was all
BBSs in those days?
[/QUOTE]

I don't even think 3.1 had a newsreader. Was before its time. I also
think all my "online" usage was through BBS's.

Regardless, the delimiter issue with MS newsreaders is a bug that MS
needs to fix, and until they do people using them should have their
replies bottom posted.


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[Revolt]

Only considered good by some, not me personally.

That doesn't answer my question. If you don't know how then move along.

 

[Revolt]

In Windows Mail: Menu bar (ALT if not visible) > Tools > Options, Advanced
tab,
check Compose reply at the bottom...

Excellent! Thanks you.

 

[Revolt]

I much prefer the cursor at the top of the reply for two reasons,

That doesn't answer my question. Please move along. Top posting is for
noobs. I've been using usenet since long before Microsoft even had an email
and usenet reader program . As you can see I still snipped your post even
though I have set Mail to bottom post. Tops posters are the ones who are
least likely to snip posts.

 

[Revolt]

Most default to top posting and it is only those who wish to control that
say top or bottom posting is good or bad. But if you wish to change it go
Tools/Options/Advance Tab and put a tick for bottom reply.

As I have already done. Stop being a top posting noob. People only started
top posting when Outlook express came out and they didn't know Microsoft did
it wrong. That's about the same time usenet was flooded with AOL "metoo"
posts. Were you one of them?

 

[XS11E]

That doesn't answer my question. Please move along. Top posting is
for noobs. I've been using usenet since long before Microsoft even
had an email and usenet reader program . As you can see I still
snipped your post even though I have set Mail to bottom post.

Probably you should have read it before snipping.

Tops posters are the ones who are least likely to snip posts.

That's just plain wrong, as reading this newsgroup will show you. Not
snipping is a common fault for both top and bottom posters although top
posters claim to have a reason (although a ridiculous one) for not
snipping, bottom posters have no excuse at all.

 

[Glen]

Nor I -

Its easy.
Tools/options/advanced/put a check in the compose reply at the end of
original message in the Reply/Forward section