25.4.2000
Coming from the "Not Moving Backwards" department, Lockergnomie James McMillen is keeping your friend's Inbox cleaner. When one replies to an e-mail message (or newsgroup post), it's customary to have the chevron precede the original paragraphs. That's fine; it's good to have visual reminders when receiving responses. However, what about forwarded messages? Those chevrons are useless (they just add clutter) -- so turn 'em off if you can. Outlook 98/2000 users can use independent settings for replies and forwards, but Outlook Express users have to go one way or another (indentation or not). Check your favorite mail client for similar settings; if you turn of indentation completely, be sure you find another way to clearly mark the sender's original text when replying to a message. For instance -- tab your responses and/or put double spaces between paragraphs.