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Subject: [Bug 16480] Signature file to be added at top of reply or forwarded
From: trevor <sales () dataspheric ! com>
Date: 2006-05-02 22:52:23
Message-ID: 20060502225223.4154.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From sales dataspheric com 2006-05-03 00:52 -------
I hope to bring some conclusive light to this wish.
It's not about semantics. It's about user preference and frequency of annoyance. To \
whit:
1. The user preference argument:
The conventions of Usenet and proper threading/quoting are GREAT for US but LOUSY for \
"real world". By far and away, the dominant convention of business and everyday \
interaction is to place replies and signatures ABOVE preceeding conversation, period. \
This exists as stated POLICY in many organizations and this is set by public \
relations or general counsel or some other heavy hitter that does not discuss, but \
dictates such things.
So no ammount of pontification will resolve this: we cannot expect the world to \
change for one email client (no matter how fantastic it obviously is :)
2. The frequency argument:
This annoyance happens every single day with every single email reply. That's what \
turn a small thing into the big deal it's been for years.
Therefore, as Kmail moves more into the user realm (as opposed to the developer \
realm) this request will never, ever end. It will never go away. And as other clients \
provide for this annoyance, users will start to say "I like Kmail BUT".
Attaching quoted text is an even worse solution. It is the worst solution. With this, \
users are forced to track threads between documents. It's not practical at all.
Developers of Kmail! Please reconsider your position in this matter!
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