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   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   J. P. Gilliver  wrote:   
   > On 2026/2/22 19:12:35, Mark Lloyd wrote:   
   > > On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:01:34 +0000, Peter Johnson wrote:   
   > >   
   > > [snip]   
   > >   
   > >> Outlook Express had news access. It wasn't that good, although I   
   > >> couldn't tell you why at this distance. I used it for a few weeks before   
   > >> I discovered Agent.   
   > >   
   > > Some people had a problem when you're replying and it would start with the   
   > > cursor at the top, leading to top-posting. That one never bothered me,   
   > > since I knew to click before typing anything.   
   >   
   > Some even suggested that was to encourage snipping/interposting, rather   
   > than not doing any snipping and adding all of your response at the   
   > bottom, which is (almost) as bad as top-posting.   
      
     Well, it depends on exactly *where* "at the top" the cursor was   
   positioned. For best Netiquette, it should be directly below the   
   attribution line, because *that* encourages snipping/interposting.   
      
     OTOH, positioning the cursor really "at the top", i.e. above the   
   attribution line encourages top-posting.   
      
     As to top- versus bottom-posting, the latter is worse, because you   
   have to page through all the quotes, to see if perhaps there's a bit of   
   interposting.   
      
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