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From: GELSON%SBU.UFRGS.ANRS.BR@uicvm.uic.edu (Gelson Dias Santos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: A novice netter's question
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Date: 26 Apr 91 20:19:56 GMT
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 Dave Schaumann <dave@cs.arizona.edu write:

>In article <1991Apr26.101814.7467@nntp-server.caltech.edu> nygardm@nntp-server.
   c
   altech.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.

 That's depends what kind of mail are you using. In a Vax/Vms you have to
create that file and include it by hand on the end of your message.

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