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From: karish@mindcraft.com (Chuck Karish)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: What is Usenet?
Keywords: NO MORE doubled .signatures.  Small change fixes general nuisance.
Message-ID: <677126906.2402@mindcraft.com>
Date: 17 Jun 91 02:48:23 GMT
References: <28451CB8.1085@tct.com> <4772.284a9e90@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> <284E2901.17E8@tct.com> <10899@castle.ed.ac.uk> <1991Jun14.081116.4862@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
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In article <1991Jun14.081116.4862@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes:
>Doubled .signatures should drop to a very small trickle if all the
>posting software would append the .signature file before entering
>the editor.
>
>How do we draw this suggestion to the attention of all the writers
>and maintainers of posting software?

- Send them E-mail.

- Post requests for the desired feature in the appropriate places.

- Write a new RFC that mandates this feature (don't try this at home,
  kids!)

- Fix the code yourself, and send patches to the authors.  As you've
  pointed out, it should be pretty easy.
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	Chuck Karish		karish@mindcraft.com
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