Ed Bornstein wrote:

> Unaware of the etiquette, I implemented everything that MTO
> "suggested". I very much appreciated the information, (and
> implemented it immediately) Just not in the manner it was delivered.
>
> I just felt it is extremely rude and inappropriate to jump down
> someone's throat for not having your software package set up the way
> the group wants it.
>
> BTW I have no idea what 'NG... this _IS_' means. do not worry your
> heads I will unsubscribe from the group directly
>

Hi Ed,

I hope you still are around and will read this...

First of all, posting HTML in a usenet News Group (NG) is considered
being rude in itself.

About the way it was delivered you can debate at nauseum, however...
you'll never know what the original thoughts were and the intended
intonation with which MTO wrote his reply to you; the same problem
exists for written letters and eMail btw.

_Whatever_ is signaling (and some newsreader programs actually show it
that way) the text as being underlined, *whatever* is bold and
/whatever/ is italic...

Hth (Hope this Helps)
Dick