Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:18:43 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Different subject now,you have been warned! [was:Re:[WSFA] Re: Has anyone read any goo
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> omni at omniphile.com 3/28/2005 10:04:10 PM >>>
>At 06:59 PM 3/28/05 -0500, Ted White wrote:
>>
>>Top-posting is standard in the business world, which is where
>Microsoft
>>operates.
>
>Which came first, business world top-posting or Microsoft's mail
>software?
>
>Prior to regular business use of e-mail there generally wasn't any
>quoting
>in replies.  Just, "In reference to your letter of March 22...".

Interesting.

Perhaps the business enviroment had no interest in dealing with usenet,
and therefore felt they could ignore it all.

Then their domesticated emails started showing up in the Darwinian
world of usenet.

Chicken? Egg?

mjw