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[Kevin Miller]

>i dont think anyone is blaming the MTA, the original poster is kind of
asking
>for a new feature.

Well, maybe "blame" isn't exactly the right word but I don't know what else
to use.
English is only my first language. ;-)

But my point was, that the OP was looking for a fix at the MTA level
(loosely defining MS as part of the MTA here) whereas the real problem lies
with top posting and HTML posts which don't follow the RFCs.  In our shop we
call that a "Layer 8" issue.  I.e., a user problem, not a technical one.
YMMV.

>depending on how this would be implemented, it can be painfully easy or a
coding
>nightmare to assume the sender's email client and how it encaps the reply
body.
>i say the more features the better, despite how fallacious they can be.

It's as simple as using a standards based email client, posting in text with
a standards complient footer, editing your post and not top posting.  Of
course, many folks will do otherwise, but hey, you make the bed you sleep
in.

>of course this can be put into the same category as to bounce spam or
not...

Ayup.  Kind of borderline between discussing potential new features that
would be useful in MS (on-topic), and quibbling over theological issues that
in the grand scheme of things don't amount to a hill of beans (kill the
thread).  In my previous post I offered a potential workaround that should
be OK if people follow standards.  If they don't want to do it by the book,
then I'd be disinclined to add the feature if I were Julian, but I'm not so
if he and others see some value in going to the trouble of adding it then
live it up.  I just think it's worthwhile to properly identify where the
problem really lies.  Often 10 minutes of user training is more helpful than
10 hours of coding...

...Kevin
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