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[Jay Pipes <jaypipes@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/07/2012 01:08 PM, andi abes wrote:
> I've seen a few folks apologizing for "top-posts" and a few pokes in
> some threads about folks with less than intelligent email clients.
> Which leads me to ask: are there any pointers to "best practices on the
> mailing list"?

Not using HTML email and not using any version of Outlook (or any mail 
client that cannot properly handle inline replies) is a good start IMHO. :)

> (replying to the right message in a thread, ideally inline with the
> context -  sounds like motherhood and apple pie. anything more detailed ?)

Some good stuff here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Choosing_the_proper_posting_style

Best,
-jay