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>"Check your email program and ask yourself--is it necessary to quote an
>_entire message_ including the full header, signatures, and TECHWR-L
>footer material?"
Amen!! That's why repliers should deleted unneeded text lines and use "snip"
to indicate deleted material; e.g.:
Bravo, Eric! I second the motion. I am on several lists (both fun and
--- < SNIP > ---
lead-in to your own comment.
or you could use [ SNIP ] , --- < SNIP > ---, << snip >> , < SNIP > , etc.
Fred Randall
Documentation Specialist
SoMat Corporation, Urbana IL (in the Heart of the "Silicon Prairie")
