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   From: Hadron    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: Lite versions of Linyx question   
   Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:09:14 +0100   
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   Moog  writes:   
      
   > Mike Easter illuminated the devils arse on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:11:57   
   > -0800, by typing:   
   >   
   >> Badly structured news posts are caused more by the poster's motivation or   
   >> lack thereof than where the cursor defaults.   
   >   
   > That's exactly it. Should Outlook Express (or the GG editor) simply   
   > position it's cursor in the right position from the off, then top posting   
   > would be left to the fuckwits.   
   >   
   > Most new usenet users, even the intelligent ones, simply accept the   
   > defaults.   
   >   
   > So the fault lies with? Poorly written software? Could it be?   
      
   There are patches for OE to bottom post. I suggest people point this out   
   to noobs. To ban people for using GG or OE is ludicrous and is typical   
   of the attitude of certain people in usenet. These groups are here to   
   help, not to castigate.   
      
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