"Gene Jackson" wrote in message
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Not a big problem, I've just tried to use my Gmail address for NG
posts to prevent as much spam as I can. I've used the same work email
address for 9 years, and it would be next to impossible to change at
this point without losing customers, but I've been cautious with it to
the point that I only get 30 or 40 spam emails a day (which is only
about 1% of my total number of daily emails, so I think that's good).

FWIW, I used to use Forte FreeAgent, but now I don't frequent NGs very
often so it's easier to use Google Groups. I completely agree about
the interface (especially since I forgot that I was logged in to my
Adsense account when I posted), but without being a regular anywhere,
FreeAgent is too cumbersome.

While we're on the subject of policies, though, is the preferred
method of reply for this NG to top post, bottom post, or post within
the original?


I think most prefer bottom post, unless you are a Mormon (hang around
for a couple of weeks: you will see what I mean)
_I_ prefer if the post you are responding to is long, post within.
But that's just me. Oh, and use some white space to differentiate
what you have to say from what someone else has to say. Maybe that's
just me too.
gene

Well I agree with with you and I think a lot of others do too. This
particular group is lenient and really not too loud to complain about
any method as long as it's reasonable and makes a readable response.

If I'm the first responder to a post, I'll usually bottom post from
habit; that's what most groups require. Well, or inline and snipped.
If I'm not the first, I'll generally follow whatever the person before
me has done. It makes a lot more sense than messing up the flow of the
responses, especially considering it's going to be stored in several
places like Google for many years. Google is great for researching but
not so great to use as a newsreader.

I don't even mind when people don't snip irrelevant data to their
response, but I DO mind when the responders can't be bothered to put a
blank like before and after their responses, especially with inline
responses. It makes it pretty hard to see where the response is, if you
can see it at all, and I'll often pass on those kinds of posts. But
otherwise, IMO, I just figure "When in Rome ... ".

HTH,

Twayne`