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Re: Need function to fix top-posting


On Sun, 16 Nov 2008, Michele Dondi wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Nov 2008, Duke Normandin wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have a function to fix this vile affliction, as well as
> > bad formatting (lines over 72-75 chars.) Thanks!
> [cut]
>
> On Sun, 16 Nov 2008, Paul Boekholt wrote:
>
> > Look for the rmail_untofu_message() function in the "rmail" mail reader at
> > http://jedmodes.sourceforge.net/mode/rmail/
>
> While I hate "this vile affliction" like both of you most certainly do, I'm
> convinced that TP is by and large a social issue and a tool can help to
> correct it, but not solve it as the problem it actually is. The solution must
> be social in nature too. Don't you think so?
>
>
> Michele

You bet! However, given that the majority of the world uses arrogant
GatesWare, it's an impossible issue to overcome. Therefore, we can
only fix one email message at a time. ;)

Not only TOFU an issue, but bad formatting as well.
-- 
Duke Normandin
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|A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.|
|Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?                              |
|A: Top-posting.                                                      |
|Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?                        |
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