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echo: pol_inc
to: MARK LEWIS
from: JOHN FITZGERALD
date: 2004-07-10 21:36:32
subject: Learn to quote

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-> CS>>  The >  is required to  change the color to 'quote' color and
-> CS>>  when you remove it, you look like  origional text.
-> 
->  JF>   Then do like most adults and don't depend on color to get
->  JF> you through a message. Try keeping track of what you're reading.


ML> the point is that most of us do not read the >'d stuff... only
the new stuff...
-> we'll read the >'d stuff if we need to clarify what the un>'d is
saying...
-> 
-> on my system, >'d is in cyan, un>'d in brightcyan... my eyes are drawn
to the
-> brighter new text... its the way it is and (in my case) has been for 10
or 15
-> years...
-> 
-> at least put >'s on each line when you clean them up, please... you are
right
-> in that not all OLRs act the same in this regard but they do most all
prefer to
-> have >'s on each quoted line...

  Can I quote you on that? 
 

ML> thank you very much...

  You're always welcome.


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