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Subject: Re: more on multiple .signatures
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Date: Fri, 13-Mar-87 14:21:21 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 13 14:21:21 1987
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In article <4276@videovax.Tek.COM> stever@videovax.Tek.COM (Steven E. Rice, P.E.) writes:
	[Here's how I add my signature inside the editor.]
>It only takes two or three postings for this to become routine.  That's
>how this .signature (hidden from the news and mail software as ~/.sig)
>was appended:

>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>new: stever@videovax.TV.TEK.COM
>old: {decvax | hplabs | ihnp4 | uw-beaver}!tektronix!videovax!stever

I think it's worth mentioning that the "standard" signature processing
puts a line before the information from ~/.signature that consists of
two minus signs (-) followed by a blank and the terminating newline.
Some people look for a line of this type to know when the signature
starts.  I'd suggest that if you decide to adopt Steve's suggestion, that
you use the "-- " line as the signature lead-in, so it will be recognized
by those who are looking for it automatically.
P.S.  The "~/" convention is also handled by the Korn Shell.
-- 
Ron Heiby, mcdchg!heiby		Moderator: mod.newprod & mod.os.unix
Motorola Microcomputer Division (MCD), Schaumburg, IL
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