>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Simcich <msimcich@accesstools.com> writes:
Michael> way it is... but can you give me an idea why "the
Michael> standard makers" thought the way they did/do?
Check out these links for a bit of background and debate about this:
http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
http://www.metasystema.org/reply-to-useful.mhtml
Hope that helps!