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-------------------- begin forwarded message -------------------- > From nando.net!peckham Sat Mar 2 02:19:30 1996 > Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> > Received: from merlin.nando.net by iag.net with smtp > (Smail3.1.29.1 #9) id m0tslbF-0000FEC; Sat, 2 Mar 96 02:19 EST > Received: from bessel.nando.net by merlin.nando.net (4.1/davel-nando/dec93) > id AA11341; Sat, 2 Mar 96 02:20:00 EST > Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 02:19:52 -0500 (EST) > From: peckham <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: "Repeat"-ing (quoting) msgs in responses... > Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Length: 2158 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:02:07 -0500 (EST) > From: peckham <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Cc: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] > Subject: "Repeat"-ing (quoting) msgs in responses... > > Hi, > > (Following addressed to whole list because the issue, raised by Don > Berns - a couple of days ago - and following comment, has general > import.) > > Most list-members very-likely view (and respond to) messages via their > host's "mailer" - or (pc-based mailer-utility). Either way, the pro- > cess of replying is the same. It provides a ready way to avoid just > that "clutter" NO ONE likes.... > > The solution: initiate a message-reply in the usual way (for most, > simply selecting REPLY from the on-screen menu. That brings up the > original message, but with a pre-appended (blank) "header" and space > for comments. Then simply edit the original message down to those > germaine to response by deleting those NOT germain. Use the on- > screen editing functions AND your own DELETE key (or BACKSPACE, de- > pending on your host-system's requirement) to "throw out" all the > unwanted stuff. Then simply insert your own "comeback" (response) > in the appropriate space. > > To insert responses to certain points/sentences within original text, > start with original, then use DELETE(/BACKSPACE) to clear the line > following the "object point", hit RETURN,... and insert your comment. > End comment with RETURN (two would be better for message-formatting). > > If you have further point-by-point comment, simple repeat the same > process. Otherwise, either use cursor keys to get back to the > mailer's "text-body" space - to continue response - or simply SEND > the message (in usual way). > > If you use INSERT technique (last two 'graphs above), don't forget to > (clean it up (go back and delete the extraneous stuff) before you SEND. > > Hope this' helpful... (PLEASE, don't be afraid to ask questions.... - > even in reponse to this message. I'm NOT a guru, just a long-time user > who's "learned by trying".) > > Rgds, > > Don > ([log in to unmask] - preferred, but [log in to unmask] > also works in pinch.) > > > > > > > -------------------- end of forwarded message --------------------