I agree with Ken. If Novell were using 21st century technology this would be forum software like Social MPN instead of a mailing list. This caters to the lowest common denominator, and allows access to everyone.

Not all change is for the good, but that doesn't mean that top-posting is bad. Some people can recall threads and don't need to scroll to the bottom to read - those people top-post.

Who is on METERED dial-up? I know about metered broadband, but metered DIALUP? I haven't seen that since about 1996 in the US - so nearly 10 years now. Are there still places that charge by the hour? Honestly asking.

RP

Ken Schneider wrote:

Which is the whole point, many people on this list are on dial-up.
Should we then exclude people from this list because they still have
metered dial-up connections?

English is a top-to-bottom language, rather than the other way around.


Which is why the preferred way on this list is bottom posting.

If the list admin will post a preference that should be how the list is
used.

  Nettiquette has *CHANGED* in recent years, due to people's actions.


Not all change is for the good.

If the server filtered HTML and converted to plaintext, and that's
what the people at Novell wanted, that would probably be fine.  E-mail
clients are so sophisticated (and have been for nearly ten years now)
that they can accept plaintext AND HTML.  My client (Thunderbird)
sends out both if set that way.


But you need to keep in mind the people on metered dial-up. HTML adds
greatly to their cost.