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From: zecca@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Mad Bob the Avenger)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: Are signature lines distracting?
Message-ID: <15470@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Date: 9 Jan 90 19:08:08 GMT
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I don't find SMALL signature files distracting at all.  As others have
said, they are useful to convey information about mailing addresses,
to show a disclaimer (needed in some cases, but most of the ones I see
ARE worthless), or to show a little about your personality (like mine).
What I can't stand are those 10+ line signatures I often see.  My account
limits my .signature to 4 lines.  Anything past the 4th does not get sent
out to the newsnet.  I think it would be beneficial if ALL machines had
this sort of restriction.  This way, we would not have Iron Curtain
censorship, but signatures would not clutter otherwise useful articles.

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