intexasatthe moment Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I'm engaged in an email exchange and sometimes receive emails with each line preceeded by > .I'm puzzeled by this .Can some kind person explain why it happens ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/202369-email-format-query/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siduhe Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 It?s a prefix character showing that the text has been replied to or forwarded. Whoever is replying has set their email client up to add a prefix to the original text. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/202369-email-format-query/#findComment-1273984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
intexasatthe moment Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 Thank you .So I'm guessing it indicates a forwarded email .Would the prefixes occur if the email was composed on a phone and then forwarded to the senders own email on a laptop ? For ease of editing or something ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/202369-email-format-query/#findComment-1273989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianr Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 intexasatthe moment Wrote:---------------------------> I'm engaged in an email exchange and sometimes> receive emails with each line preceeded by > .> > I'm puzzeled by this .Can some kind person explain> why it happens ?In my world it's an indicator of quoting, just as immediately above; the number of > signs showing the level of nesting of quotation. For more detail see eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Quoted_line_prefix, starting at "Quoted line prefix".If your correspondent hasn't prefixed it with an attribution line, possibly they've done a copy and paste from somewhere. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/202369-email-format-query/#findComment-1274018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
intexasatthe moment Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 Thank you ,makes a bit more sense to me now ! Any advice on how to target my tapping on my new Amazon Fire ? Or is it designed for young people with slender fingers ? Should I get one of those little stick/pencil type things I've seen ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/202369-email-format-query/#findComment-1274052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 intexasatthe moment Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Thank you ,makes a bit more sense to me now ! > > Any advice on how to target my tapping on my new> Amazon Fire ? Or is it designed for young people> with slender fingers ? Should I get one of those> little stick/pencil type things I've seen ?I don't have a tablet, but I used to use one of those stick things on my mobile until my daughter unkindly laughed at me.I found that once I got used to it, using my ancient huge fingers on the tiny keyboard was actually quite easy :)) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/202369-email-format-query/#findComment-1274143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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