I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure that other MUAs encourage top-posting as well, but I don't know who did it first and whether everyone else was copying them. I think AOL started doing it pretty early too, but I'm not sure.
I just wish there were a way to put the genie back in the bottle, y'know?
I think AOL started doing it pretty early too, but I'm not sure.
Nah; I've been on AOL for years, and they don't force top-posting. Unless the later versions have changed that practice, that is; I haven't "updated" my version in a few years.
What AOL does do that's annoying is automatically use << >> as its default email quotes, unless the user changes the default options. And send HTML email automatically, unless the user changes the default options. And not offer POP3 email, or any but the crudest filing options for email and news. And the news interface, while better than it was (hey, now you can actually quote with it instead of having to insert all your >'s by hand), is still by far the worst I've ever seen or attempted to use.
*sigh* But at least it's fairly reliable, unless other local ISP options, which may or may not be available when you dial in.
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I just wish there were a way to put the genie back in the bottle, y'know?
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Nah; I've been on AOL for years, and they don't force top-posting. Unless the later versions have changed that practice, that is; I haven't "updated" my version in a few years.
What AOL does do that's annoying is automatically use << >> as its default email quotes, unless the user changes the default options. And send HTML email automatically, unless the user changes the default options. And not offer POP3 email, or any but the crudest filing options for email and news. And the news interface, while better than it was (hey, now you can actually quote with it instead of having to insert all your >'s by hand), is still by far the worst I've ever seen or attempted to use.
*sigh* But at least it's fairly reliable, unless other local ISP options, which may or may not be available when you dial in.