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From: frank@ladc.bull.com (Frank Mayhar)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: PL8 signature "fix"
Message-ID: <428@ladcgw.ladc.bull.com>
Date: 2 Jun 89 18:05:33 GMT
References: <394@fang.dsto.oz>
Reply-To: frank@ladc.bull.com (Frank Mayhar)
Organization: Bull HN Los Angeles Development Center
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In article <394@fang.dsto.oz> ksh@itd.dsto.oz (Ken Hayman) writes:
>        While I can see what the change is aimed at doing, I feel that the
>change of behaviour in the signature processing (done in Patch #8)
>involves a loss of functionality. In particular, I no longer have the choice
>to alter (or even delete) the signature on a particular message while I'm
>editing it, since it's now not added till after you've elected to send it.

I've held off applying patch 8 for just this reason.  I often change
my signature depending on who I'm sending email to, and I'm not willing
to give up this capability just to keep up with patch levels.  I think
the functionality should be configurable, so that the users that want
the old behavior get it, and the users that like the new behavior get that.
So a new elmrc option is the way to go.  I would like to install patch 8
eventually, so I don't get left behind, but I don't plan to until this
gets resolved.

My $2.95 worth.
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Frank Mayhar  ..!uunet!ladcgw!frank (frank@ladc.bull.com)
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