[lug] e-mail etiquette

[Hugh Brown]

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I seem to remember a rant on Knuth's page that it should be email since it
is common usage now, which would suggest website is preferrable (that's
what I use).

I prefer above the message unless I am going to respond to multiple items,
then I will intersperse comments.  I don't think it matters so long as you
can tell what the response was.

Apparently the -- means signature starting for usenet and some mailers
still put it in.

I prefer a ---------  line to denote the beginning of my signature.

I don't really notice a signature unless there was an attempt at formatting
that goes skeewompus in an 80x20 terminal, or if the signature is more than
half of the message length.

I usually try and trim my signature off when I post to the list (there's
nothing clever in there, just work contact info).

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Hugh

"Kyle Moore"
> 
> I have a couple of etiquette questions I can't find answers to. I guess
> it isn't really important but I am curious what other people think.
> 
> 1. Is it email or e-mail?
> 2. When quoting the original message in a reply is it correct to put your
> message above or below this quoted content?
> 3. What is the appropriate signature identifier? I understand that some
> systems use "---" as an identifier that what comes next is the signature.
> 
> ### Not completely related ###
> 4. Is it web site, website or web-site?
>