Re: [OT] Posting styles
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- Subject: Re: [OT] Posting styles
- From: Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz>
- Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 05:56:50 +1200
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On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 09:38:30AM -0700, Kelly Clowers wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 08:55, Paul Johnson <baloo@ursamundi.org> wrote:
> >> There are many kinds of people, so everyone has different opinion
> >> about top/bottom posting :)
>
> I have never understood why though, aside from people getting
> used it due to Outlook and some others horrible defaults...
AIUI, corporates like it because each email has *all* the messages and
hence a complete record for audit/"witch hunting" etc.
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