| Usenet Quoting |
Article Index for Usenet |
Website Links For Usenet |
Information AboutUsenet Quoting |
|
include some context for the discussion. This is often accomplished by quoting the original message. Usenet standard quoting refers to the practice of preceding the original message with a > character on each line, and then inserting one's responses inline, using no special designation for the author's messages.
When a second response is made to the second message, the second message is again quoting with >, perhaps causing parts of the original message to now be quoted with two >>. This goes on.
Enhanced quoting (such as facilitating by the Emacs Supercite module), includes more context by using the initials or a short form of the name. The program has to be careful not to quote already quoted material:
It is often the case that it makes sense, particularly in the simple quoting case, to insert a note telling who said what:
SEE ALSO
HTML EMAIL AND QUOTING REFERENCES |
|
|