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|    August Abolins to Nick Boel    |
|    quoting..    |
|    07 Dec 24 20:07:00    |
      MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet 1b37cfc8       REPLY: 245.tuxpower@1:154/700 2bb9935b       PID: OpenXP/5.0.58 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: -0500       Hello Nick!               NB> The '> ' prefix is definitely more universal, not only for        NB> FTN, but newsgroups and email as well. However, initials        NB> don't bother me much if they're there or not, as I don't        NB> usually look at them, and normally don't quote past the        NB> first level anyways.              Personally, I like the following method of quoting..               NB> The '> ' prefix is definitely more universal, not only for        FTN, but newsgroups and email as well. However, initials        don't bother me much if they're there or not, as I don't        usually look at them, and normally don't quote past the        first level anyways. |
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