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From: rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US (Rob Bernardo)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: elm and .signature files
Message-ID: <1991May14.051718.20669@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US>
Date: 14 May 91 05:17:18 GMT
References: <1991May10.162551.2250@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1991May10.185112.28744@DSI.COM>
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syd@DSI.COM wrote:
>dnmiller@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David Neal Miller) writes:
>>As a newcomer to elm, I find the way it handles .signature
>>files to be, well, regrettable.
>
>>Unlike mm and rn/trn, elm adds the contents of one's
>>.signature file to the editable message;
>>Am I missing something?  I'm more or less of a novice, and
>>wouldn't be surprised if I am.  Or is elm just poorly
>>designed in this respect?
>The reason Dave left the sig in the editable portion of the message
>was to allow it to be edited also.  Now I must admit I rarely
>edit my sig as part of the message.  But that was his intention.

Actually, my recollection was that this was a change made by the ELM
development group by popular demand. The thinking was that if you
did want to edit the signature, if it was included you could, or you
could simply ignore it.
-- 
Rob Bernardo					Mt. Diablo Software Solutions
email: rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US		phone: (415) 827-4301