The spirit is right but the letter is wrong. (The appearance of " "
might lead many to expect an exact quotation.)
FAQ 2.2 (http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/statalist.html#toask)
says precisely
"Majordomo sometimes misreads posts and in particular can chop the first
line."
Nick
[email protected]
Eric A. Booth
Martin uses the <> at the top of his messages because Stata FAQ 2.2
(see: http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/statalist.html#before )
states that the list server can sometimes "chop the first few lines"
of an email/posting. So, his <> symbol will be cut if any of the
server does remove the first line(s).
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