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suebourcq
Feb 25, 2010, 04:08 PM
Why does some email forwarded have this symbol before each sentence > and what is it called?
suebourcq
Feb 25, 2010, 04:09 PM
Why does some forwarded email begin with this symbol > and what is it called
FadedMaster
Feb 25, 2010, 04:56 PM
It's called "greater than". It's a mathematical symbol. Used in inequality equations.
For example, 4 > 0. That reads as "four is greater than zero."
The reason some forwarded e-mails use it is to indent plain text of the original e-mail. This is to show what was in the original e-mail.
For more information:
Greater Than Symbol: Definition and additional resources from ZDNet (http://dictionary.zdnet.com/definition/greater+than+symbol.html)
Bracket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket#Uses_of_.E2.80.9C.3C.E2.80.9D_and_.E2.80.9 C.3E.E2.80.9D)
InfoJunkie4Life
Feb 27, 2010, 11:50 AM
It works kind of like the quote bbcode this forum uses
Email:
>Quoted text
>Usually from a reply
>sometimes from a forward
Actual text sent to you doesn't have those...
Forum:
Quoted text
Usually from a reply
Sometimes from a forward
Actual message doesn't have any formatting.