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Re: Where does the Republican Party stand on top posting?
From: "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:02:36 -0800
What's wrong with top posting?
A: Yes.
Q: Are you sure?A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
The most important stuff comes first and there is nothing to scroll through to get to it. Newspaper articles use the same technique.
Oh, well, of course if it's printed (that way) in the *newspaper* ... ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) rslade () vcn bc ca slade () victoria tc ca rslade () computercrime org If you have responsibility for security, but have no authority to set rules or punish violators, your own role in the organization is to take the blame when something big goes wrong. - Spaf's First Principle of Security Administration Practical UNIX and Internet Security, Garfinkel & Spafford http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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