Re: iPhone sadness

"Lester Caine" <lester@lsces.co.uk> wrote: >Geoff Shang wrote: >> >>> On 29 May 2011 01:36, TR Shaw <tshaw@oitc.com> wrote: >>>> (sorry for the top posting) >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> Are you telling me that you can't scroll down the page on an iPad? >>> >>> I refer back to my comment that the "Sent from my iPad/iPhone" is >>> inherently an apology. >> >> Ironicly, it's on by default. It can be turned off, however. > >I think that sums up many of the 'practices' that we have to put up >with. >Someone decided they did not like the current method of working, so >changed a >default, and all subsequent users simply don't know any better :( > >A crib sheet on how to configure email clients to match a particular >way of >working would be nice - except it has to be done on a list by list >basis in the >client - such as needing 'reply all' rather than 'reply', and indenting >quotes >properly. > >There IS no right way - but it IS polite to follow the rules even if it >is a >little more difficult doing it from your chosen software. Rather than >apologising or simply ignoring the guide lines. > >-- >Lester Caine - G8HFL >----------------------------- >Contact - http://lsces..co.uk/wiki/?page=contact >L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk >EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ >Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk// >Firebird - http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php I must admit that its a default on the standard email app on android as well. I switched to using K9 mail now, which is a lot more versatile. Don't know if you can get it on an iPhone, but there are definitely alternatives from the stock client. Thanks Ash -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.