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From: dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: Why do people put their postal addresses in their signatures?
Message-ID: <2812@utcsrgv.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-Nov-83 04:08:36 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 25 04:08:36 1983
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Organization: The Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
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Brad, there is indeed a place for postal addresses, although not
often. I have received a number of (physical) letters in response
to my announcement about the Law:Forum computer conference. Some
articles manage to find their way to far away from people on Usenet
or even the ARPAnet.

I agree that in general, postal addresses should not be used. Long
.signatures are generally unnecessary - I only post my address and/or
phone number if I am making an important announcement or request.

Wishlist: it would be nice if news provided a mechanism for easily
specifying "don't put my long .signature on the end of this article",
or even picking what signature to use. Articles which aren't going to
a gatewayed newsgroup, for example, shouldn't have any non-UUCP path
information. But presently the only way to customize signatures is to
have no .signature at all, or else to muck around with the file
every time you're doing something different.

Dave Sherman (no address, no phone this time :-)
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