[ih] Fwd: Reporter query on the history of greater-than in quoted replies

[Dave Crocker]

On 1/3/2017 7:57 AM, Dave Crocker wrote:
> Just got this query.  I don't have any clear memory of how the usage got
> started.  Do any of you?
...
> Subject: Reporter query on the history of greater-than in quoted replies
> Date: Mon,  2 Jan 2017 12:43:04 -0800
> From: Glenn Fleishman <glenn at glennf.com>
...
> I read early RFCs and other documents, and was unable to find the origin
> of > for quoting a reply.


Just looked at the 1977 documentation for the Rand MS system.  It's 
examples do not show quoted text being included.  Had the convention 
developed by then, I think it would have.

So I'm going to guess that it came up in the 80s.  Anyone have old 
copies of MH source code that might show it?

d/
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   Dave Crocker
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