short answer: yes. longer answer, if you can use a mail application and pop everything from gmail, then you would be able to do this a bit better. unfortunately webmail doesn't have the functionality of a desktop or portable app. On Aug 13, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > How does one get gmail to "prune the excess"? I have tried highlighting just the lines I want to quote and then clicking on reply, but I get the entire message and all the history. Do I have to manually delete all the lines I don't want in each reply? > > Thanks, > > Mark > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Stephen wrote: > This Has been turned into a heated debate twice here since i was on > list, I prefer top post with relevant information added below, trimmed > if excessive. But thats just me. > > there are many on list that would heatedly argue for a bottom post so > they have the history first. who knows. I have liked how Gmail can > prune the excess for me. > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:12 PM, John wrote: > > I like top posting myself but some lists will run you off for top posting so I just bottom post to be on the safe side. > > > > --- On Thu, 8/12/10, Technomage_Hawke wrote: > > > >> From: Technomage_Hawke > >> Subject: request you top post please > >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > >> Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 7:47 PM > >> I know we've had this discussion > >> before but I need to ask again. > >> > >> will you folks at least top post your replies. I find it > >> difficult yo go through all those replies to get to the > >> response at the bottom. If you think I am kidding, please > >> imagine yourself either reading this list by braille or > >> listening to it by text to speech. believe me, 2 or 3 > >> replies deep with the plug advertisement in between gets old > >> fast. > >> > >> Believe me, I don't make this request lightly. I had recent > >> changes in what was left of my eyesight, thus making it > >> impossible for me to even read large print. before I would > >> work around this problem by skimming. I can't do that > >> anymore. I have to depend on speech for now until I get > >> braille trained. > >> > >> if you feel you must bottom post, don't quote all that > >> data, trim to the salient point then post. > >> > >> Again, I don't request this lightly. I also ask that you > >> understand my position and why I ask this. > >> > >> Thanks > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > >> settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss