> What amazes me is not that Microsoft wrote software to encourage > top posting... not that people do it... but that they think it's > their own idea. Actually... Microsoft Outlook gives you the option to top or bottom post depending on your preferences. Either way, PINE is lame. There is no reason to use Telnet/Unix based programs anymore unless you want to be "cool" and avoid proprietary programs such as Microsoft Outlook. Outlook does everything you need.