Quoting (was Re: Why?)

[Ray Scheel]

I'm using Outlook 2000, and this is an example of the best possible
automatic configuration, and it stinks, but I'm shackled to it as long as I
work here, and I try to make it work as best I can.  

I'll usually edit the quoted header by hand to resemble the typical quoting
attribute line.  That is I'd replace the top 7 lines of the below quoted
text with something like "On Friday, July 02, 2004 8:07 AM George Simon
said:" and intersperse my comments as appropriate, or, like you, just top
post is I think top posting will still be clear since it is a PITA to post
inline using Outlook.

Options: Preferences: E-mail Options: When replying, Prefix each line
(I do not prefix forwards as a rule)

Options: Format: Mail Format: Plain Text 
I am *not* using Word to edit as it refuses to produce messages friendly to
text mail clients. 

And I frequently have to set the format of a particular message to plain
text if I'm replying to one that was sent in HTML.  

Hope this helps,
Ray

Ray Scheel               ray.scheel at wsdtx.org 
Windham School District     Computer Services
Programmer                       936-291-5206 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com]On Behalf Of George
> Simon
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 8:07 AM
> To: Kenneth Brody; George Simon
> Cc: filePro mailing list
> Subject: RE: Quoting (was Re: Why?)
> 
> 
> In the office (now) I'm using Outlook with Word as the email 
> editor.  At
> home I'm using Outlook Express.
> Nowhere in the options do I see a way NOT to top post.
> The quoting below, although different from that of Outlook 
> Express, still
> seems OK to me.  I tried to change a setting the said "Prefix Original
> Message" but after a selected that option, it told me that 
> Word did not
> support it and changed it back to just indenting original message.
> ...