(Jeff wrote)
" Quoting a small amount of relevant material is always a good idea, but
viewing the messages as a thread in a threaded newsreader makes it clear
what post was being referred to.


I (occasionally) run into problems figuring a post out because I often
delete the latest chunk of new messages after I've read through them. I
don't like all of those old messages hanging around - that's what
Google/Groups is for.

After I've cleared out the old messages, I'll generally read what arrives
new.

Oddly, I catch myself only skimming the fresh downloads when they are
dropped into an existing thread tree - an existing thread tree with hundreds
of old posts in it. Quirky me?

M$ OE 6.0
'Mark Conversation as Read' is a wonderful button :-)


Montblack