@galdor@emacs.ch Not to mention top-posting and the obligation to include the whole thread in your email just in case someone gets added to the conversation at a later date.

Oh, and what about the need to always use HTML due to some people using different colours to reply inline? It's insane.

BTW, I recently read that most NNTP servers are defederating from Google Groups due to spam. With some luck, that will revitalise Usenet.