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Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
I guess that's where I'm confused... "threads" in a mailing list are the same thing as a "topic" on a forum - are they not?

What exactly makes the "threads" easier to follow than "topics"?
It all depends on the email format and reader... but you raise a valid point. AFAIK most of the email favoring crowd prefer raw text, ie with ZERO formatting... I call that worse than a forum.

And at least here I don't get flamed for "top quoting"
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