[mythtv-users] gmail users Re: Chanell changing problem over firewire using sa3250ch

[Michael Haan]

On 2/25/06, Isaac Richards <ijr at case.edu> wrote:
>
> On Saturday 25 February 2006 20:28, Ken Beal wrote:
> > Okay, so the answer to my polite request is that bandwidth is a concern.
> > The example given was 50 KB, so I'll focus on that: 50 KB costs almost
> > nothing to transmit, almost nothing to store, and (the text) provides
> value
> > for new readers.
>
> Bandwidth isn't my concern (though, try 50KB x 5500 users x 200 messages /
> day
> for closer bandwidth numbers for this list).  Readability is.
>
> Go to this url:
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2006-February/125289.html
>
> and tell me that you can honestly read that quickly.  Note the mix of top
> and
> bottom posting, the multiple copies of the list footer, etc.  This
> supposedly
> "reduces the burden on the user"?  That's a laugh.
>
> Additionally, top posting is quite rude to continue doing when people have
> been asked _many_ times to not do it on this list.  If I have to start
> enforcing rules, I will.
>
> Isaac



We've probably all wasted way too much time on this, but:

1)  Issac, I had no issues reading your link.  Admittedly, I was one of the
posters but I did what I always do which is go to the bottom and work my way
up.

2) I'll gladly trim my e-mails if someone will just tell me what that means.
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