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To   : Paul Kienitz
From : Charles Angelich
Date : Sat Jul 15 2000 09:11 am

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Hello Paul -

CA>> In ATP I use the _innermost_ initials then add the ">" marks. It
CA>> _does_ retain the initials of the person who originally made the
CA>> statement.

PK> Fine, as long as your recipient knows this.

Yes, it is quite fine. 8)

PK> Your ATP preserves the initials of the writer, but the way it
PK> presents them is identical to how other programs display the
PK> initials of the person who *didn't* write it. That ambiguity
PK> removes a lot of the value of preserving the initials in the
PK> first place.

Wrong. The "ambiguity" you refer to is in the quoters that do it the wrong way 
- not my responsibility.

PK> The way the ambiguity can be removed is by putting the added ">"
PK> on the left.

The "ambiguity" is broken code that should be fixed by the authors. No reason I 
should worry about it at all.

PK> That's why the suggested standard that was posted recommended
PK> that style.

Nope. "The standard" isn't even a standard. It was never adopted, only 
suggested by someone. Whoever suggested it just never thought of the way I do 
it. Maybe that's why it was never adopted - it's not a good suggestion. As McB 
said "... it's awful". 8)

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