truncating quoted text in emails

truncating quoted text in emails

[Patrick Ohly]

Hello!

While trying to follow patch reviews on this list I noticed that
(subjectively?) quite a few replies completely quote the original email
and then just add a few lines. That looks fine in GMail where the quoted
text is folded, but not so much in mail readers where quoted text is
unfolded (Evolution).

A random example:
http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2016-November/128861.html

Not sure what the netiquette is for this list, but at least I would
appreciate a bit more aggressive trimming in replies - thanks! ;-}

-- 
Best Regards, Patrick Ohly

The content of this message is my personal opinion only and although
I am an employee of Intel, the statements I make here in no way
represent Intel's position on the issue, nor am I authorized to speak
on behalf of Intel on this matter.

Re: truncating quoted text in emails

[Bruce Ashfield]

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On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Patrick Ohly <patrick.ohly@intel.com>
wrote:

> Hello!
>
> While trying to follow patch reviews on this list I noticed that
> (subjectively?) quite a few replies completely quote the original email
> and then just add a few lines. That looks fine in GMail where the quoted
> text is folded, but not so much in mail readers where quoted text is
> unfolded (Evolution).
>
> A random example:
> http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/
> 2016-November/128861.html
>
> Not sure what the netiquette is for this list, but at least I would
> appreciate a bit more aggressive trimming in replies - thanks! ;-}
>


We might as well try to agree on an editor to use ;)

Bruce


>
> --
> Best Regards, Patrick Ohly
>
> The content of this message is my personal opinion only and although
> I am an employee of Intel, the statements I make here in no way
> represent Intel's position on the issue, nor am I authorized to speak
> on behalf of Intel on this matter.
>
>
>
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Re: truncating quoted text in emails

[Khem Raj]

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On 11/16/16 9:01 AM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Patrick Ohly <patrick.ohly@intel.com
> <mailto:patrick.ohly@intel.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Hello!
> 
>     While trying to follow patch reviews on this list I noticed that
>     (subjectively?) quite a few replies completely quote the original email
>     and then just add a few lines. That looks fine in GMail where the quoted
>     text is folded, but not so much in mail readers where quoted text is
>     unfolded (Evolution).
> 
>     A random example:
>     http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2016-November/128861.html
>     <http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2016-November/128861.html>
> 
>     Not sure what the netiquette is for this list, but at least I would
>     appreciate a bit more aggressive trimming in replies - thanks! ;-}
> 
> 
> 
> We might as well try to agree on an editor to use ;)

I would expect the users to be aware and do the needed. Worst case
your email wont be read or replied to.



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Re: truncating quoted text in emails

[Paul Eggleton]

On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:36:28 Patrick Ohly wrote:
> While trying to follow patch reviews on this list I noticed that
> (subjectively?) quite a few replies completely quote the original email
> and then just add a few lines. That looks fine in GMail where the quoted
> text is folded, but not so much in mail readers where quoted text is
> unfolded (Evolution).
> 
> A random example:
> http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2016-November/1288
> 61.html
> 
> Not sure what the netiquette is for this list, but at least I would
> appreciate a bit more aggressive trimming in replies - thanks! ;-}

I completely agree. I really prefer not to have to wade through the entire 
quoted text of a long patch email only to read something like "ACK" at the 
end. (By all means quote specific parts that you want to respond to in 
detail.)

Still, better to have some reply than no reply, I suppose.

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre