diff --git a/alot/commands/thread.py b/alot/commands/thread.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/alot/commands/thread.py
+++ b/alot/commands/thread.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class ReplyCommand(Command):
             quotestring = 'Quoting %s (%s)\n' % (name, timestamp)
         mailcontent = quotestring
         for line in self.message.accumulate_body().splitlines():
-            mailcontent += '>' + line + '\n'
+            mailcontent += '> ' + line + '\n'
 
         envelope = Envelope(bodytext=mailcontent)
Use ">" followed by a space to quote emails

This follows what all the other people are doing.
See also the USENET and mailing list posting netiquette:
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