Re: [Tutor] A Plea for Sensible Quoting

2010-09-14 Thread Bill Campbell
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010, Michael Powe wrote: >Hello, > >I read this list in a linux console using mutt. I dunno, maybe I'm the >only idiot left still using a console mail client. I write my emails >and email replies in emacs, too, which may make me even weirder. Mutt in xterms here with vi (I've nev

[Tutor] A Plea for Sensible Quoting

2010-09-14 Thread Michael Powe
Hello, I read this list in a linux console using mutt. I dunno, maybe I'm the only idiot left still using a console mail client. I write my emails and email replies in emacs, too, which may make me even weirder. Few elements make a mail harder to read than 130 lines of nested quoting, into which

Re: [Tutor] A Plea for Sensible Quoting

2010-09-14 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:42:15 pm Michael Powe wrote: > Just a plea to remember to take the time to `C-k' or `dd' or whatever > is required to get that extraneous material out of the mail. A > little formatting goes a long way. Seconded, thirded, fourthed and fifthed. For those using a GUI email