[Cryptography] ADMIN: A reminder about top posting

Perry E. Metzger perry at piermont.com
Tue Jun 10 19:26:26 EDT 2014


A3: Please.
Q3: Should I avoid top posting on this mailing list?

A2: Because, by reversing the order of a conversation, it leaves the
    reader without much context, and makes them read a message in an
    unnatural order.
Q2: Why is top posting irritating?

A1: It is the practice of putting your reply to a message before the
    quoted message, instead of after the (trimmed) message.
Q1: What is top posting?

[Yes, this is a periodic re-run, but it needs saying every few months.
Also, please trim as much as possible from messages you are quoting in
replies, keeping only the sections needed to maintain context for the
reader.]

Perry
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