Subj : Telix and Telnet for downloading BW packets via Internet
To   : SHANNON TALLEY
From : Jim Hanoian
Date : Fri Nov 03 2000 05:16 pm

-=> SHANNON TALLEY wrote to ROB STROVER <=-

 ST> Holy Cow!  Telix is still around??  I just hit their website,
 ST> and noticed that their "flagship" product, "Telix for Windows"
 ST> hasn't been updated since 1996. That's a long time...

 ST> Shannon

Shannon,

Welcome to the Fido Offline Mail conference.  

While Fido has changed a LOT over the years, there is still 
quite a sensitivity to over-quoting.

Way back when, sysops moved the mails over long distance phone
calls, users downloaded mail over long distance, too.  Even if 
it wasn't long distance, there was still a desire to limit the
repetitive quoting because it made the entire process take longer
than necessary... and tying up the phone lines was a consideration,
especially since modems were so slow.

More recently, over-quoting is frowned upon because it adds
nothing to the conversation and buries any small comment within
many paragraphs of unnecessary clutter.

Briefly, one should quote enough of a previous message to remind
readers what is being discussed.  There is absolutely NO NEED to
quote the entire message.

Again, welcome to the Fido Offline Mail conference.


.... Jim Hanoian, Augusta, Maine, USA
.... Moderator, Fido OFFLINE echo
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