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From: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: A novice netter's question.
Keywords: signature
Message-ID: <1467@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>
Date: 26 Apr 91 13:34:30 GMT
References: <1991Apr26.101814.7467@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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In article <1991Apr26.101814.7467@nntp-server.caltech.edu> nygardm@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Michael T. Nygard) writes:
>I keep hearing about .sig files, not to mention seeing them on just about
>every posting I read.  My question is this:  How does one create a .sig file,
>and once created, how does it work?

The way it works on our system is, you make a text file in your home directory
(ie, the one you are in when you first log on) called ".signature", and give
it global read permission.  This file is then automagically included with
posted news.

>This is probably not the right group for this, but I couldn
>find "net.questions.dumb"! 8{)

Actually, the group is called "news.newusers.questions"

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Dave Schaumann      | We're so sorry, Uncle Albert.  But the kettle's
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