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==External links== * [http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/T/top-post.html "top-post"] in The Jargon File (version 4.4.7) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070820035023/http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting.html Quoting Style]—How to use quote using interleaved quoting instead of top-posting * [http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html Why is Bottom-posting better than Top-posting] *{{Cite web | url = http://alpage.ath.cx/toppost/toppost.htm | title = In Defence of Top-Posting | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070607221125/http://alpage.ath.cx/toppost/toppost.htm | archive-date = 2007-06-07 | access-date = 2013-04-12 }} * [http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix/ Outlook Quotefix], [http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ Outlook Express Quotefix] and [http://www.grzegorz.net/oe/oept.php OE PowerTool]—third party utilities for automatically reformatting quoted text in Microsoft mail products * [http://www.PalmYanoff.com/trimpost.htm The Trim-Posting Manifesto] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060422215500/http://www.lemis.com/email.html Using Internet e-mail] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927233341/http://www.usenet-replayer.com/faq/alt.games.generals.html The Aglami Top-Posting FAQ] *{{Cite web | url = http://linux.sgms-centre.com/misc/netiquette.php | title = USENET and Mailing List posting netiquette | author = Stewart, Godwin | access-date = 2008-03-10 | date = 2006-09-07 }} (see #9 for comments on proper inline quoting) *{{Cite web | url = http://www.river.com/users/share/etiquette/#quotes | title = Mailing and Posting Etiquette: Quote Judiciously | access-date = 2013-04-12 | date = 2004-01-14 | publisher = River of Stars }} *{{Cite web | url = http://www.river.com/users/share/etiquette/#inline | title = Mailing and Posting Etiquette: Post In-line for Context | access-date = 2013-04-12 | date = 2004-01-14 | publisher = River of Stars }} *{{Cite web | url = http://www.netmanners.com/416/courtesy-6/ | title = Email Etiquette: Courtesy #6 ~ Always Respond Promptly (and Down-edit) | author = Judith | access-date = 2013-04-12 | publisher = TheIStudio.com using the brand NetM@nners.com }} (see the fourth paragraph) *{{Cite web |url = http://news.spamcop.net/pipermail/spamcop-list/2006-April/110211.html |title = Re: Joe jobs - was Re: Victim of Spam-Trap addresses... |author = Easter, Mike |access-date = 2008-03-10 |date = 2006-04-03 |publisher = [[SpamCop]] |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130222073047/http://news.spamcop.net/pipermail/spamcop-list/2006-April/110211.html |archive-date = 2013-02-22 }} *{{Cite web | url = http://www.epsilon3.com/home/humor/usenet_h.html | title = 101 Ways to be Obnoxious on Usenet | author = Meiss, Alan | date = 2005-03-16 | publisher = Epsilon 3 Productions | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050316032233/http://www.epsilon3.com/home/humor/usenet_h.html | archive-date = 2005-03-16 | access-date = 2013-04-12 }} *{{Cite web|url=http://www.newbie.org/email_basics/|title=Email Guide - Email Tutorial - Learn Email Basics|author=Sherwood, Kaitlin Duck|access-date=2008-03-10|publisher=newbie.org}} {{Blog topics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Posting Style}} [[Category:Email]] [[Category:Etiquette]] [[Category:Internet culture]] [[Category:Usenet]]
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