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Isaac Loven — Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:13:38 +1000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------=_NextPartTM-000-706ebc17-54a7-4561-88b4-40626a3c0a76 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C39371.F719B330" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C39371.F719B330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Colleagues, When replying to questions, I have noticed that some people include past replies from all the other people that have replied. ( See below example) Can we all refrain from reposting these repeated replied. I hope some of you don't get annoyed by my suggestion. Does anybody concur? Thanks Isaac

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Scott Burns — Wed, 15 Oct 2003 23:53:51 GMT — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Isaac Loven wrote: >This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand >this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > > > <SNIP> Speaking of annoying posts... -- Scott Burns Mirrabooka Systems Tel +61 7 3857 7899 Fax +61 7 3857 1368

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Obnoxio The Clown — Thu, 16 Oct 2003 18:59:01 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Isaac Loven wrote: > > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > > ------=_NextPartTM-000-706ebc17-54a7-4561-88b4-40626a3c0a76 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C39371.F719B330" > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C39371.F719B330 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Colleagues, > When replying to questions, I have noticed that some people include past > replies from all the other people that have replied. ( See below example) > Can we all refrain from reposting these repeated replied. > I hope some of you don't get annoyed by my suggestion. Does anybody > concur? Thanks > Isaac I find your suggestion annoying, but not nearly as annoying as the fact that you posted 156 lines of HTML crap for 10 lines of content. I have deliberately not trimmed it. And anyway, trimming the quoted bit removes the context. > From C > Do mnc.... >>From y >>do jkm.... >>>From z >>>do xyz.... > >>> From A > >>> How do we do B > >>>>From x >>>>do xyz.... > >>>> From A > >>>> How do we do B > >>>>>From y >>>>>do jkm.... >>>>>>From z >>>>>>do xyz.... > >>>>>> From A > >>>>>>> How do we do B > >>>>>>>>From z >>>>>>>>do xyz.... > >>>>>>>>>>> From A > >>>>>>>>>>> How do we do B > > > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C39371.F719B330 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> > > > <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> > <BODY> > <DIV><FONT size=1> > <DIV><SPAN class=900515522-15102003> > <DIV><SPAN class=900515522-15102003></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT > size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>Hi > Colleagues,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT > size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>  When replying to questions, I > have noticed that some people include past replies from all the other > people that have replied. ( See below example)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>Can we > all refrain from reposting these repeated replied.  > </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>I hope some of you don't get annoyed by my > suggestion. Does anybody concur?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>Thanks</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>Isaac</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>From > C</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>Do > mnc....</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003><FONT > face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003><FONT > face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>>From > y</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> > <DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>>do > jkm....</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>>>From z</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>>>do xyz....</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>  > >>> From A </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>  > >>> How do we do B</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV>   </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT > face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>>>>From x</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>>>>do xyz....</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>  > >>>> From A </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>  > >>>> How do we do > B</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>>>>>From y</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>>>>>do > jkm....</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT > size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT > size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>>>>>>From > z</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>>>>>>do > xyz....</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>  > >>>>>> From A </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>  > >>>>>>> How do we do B</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV>   </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT > face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>>>>>>>>From > z</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003>>>>>>>>do > xyz....</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003> >>>>>>>>>>> > From A </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=900515522-15102003>  > >>>>>>>>>>> How do we do > B</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN > class=900515522-15102003></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial > size=2> </FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C39371.F719B330-- > > ------=_NextPartTM-000-706ebc17-54a7-4561-88b4-40626a3c0a76-- > > sending to informix-list -- Ciao, The Obnoxious One "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa

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