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From: jef@unisoft.UUCP
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: more on multiple .signatures
Message-ID: <306@unisoft.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Mar-87 15:40:11 EST
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A couple of months ago, I posted an article here detailing my theory on
why double signatures are so common (because of the inconsistancy between
Pnews and Rnmail), and what to do about it (modify the scripts to append
the signature *before* going into the editor).  Since then, I've been
using my modified scripts and am very happy with them.  I've made some
more modifications too: removed all the stupid prompts and confirmations,
made Rnmail use MH's comp, et cetera.  All very useful.

However, I've noticed a new syndrome on the net, and I'm not sure what's
causing it: someone posts an article without a signature, and then
immediately posts a content-free followup saying "oops, my .signature
didn't appear, here it is in case you want to flame me or something".
This seems to be happening as often as the old variety of double sigs.

Can anyone explain this to me?  Is it due to some bug/incompatibility/
new feature in 2.11 news?  And more importantly, can we fix it??
---
Jef

 Jef Poskanzer  unisoft!jef@ucbvax.Berkeley.Edu  ...ucbvax!unisoft!jef
    "There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for."
                          -- Mahatma Gandhi