Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ll-xn!ames!lll-lcc!unisoft!jef From: jef@unisoft.uucp (Jef Poskanzer) Newsgroups: news.misc Subject: A great way of hosing the 4-line signature limit. Message-ID: <479@unisoft.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Jul-87 05:54:26 EDT Article-I.D.: unisoft.479 Posted: Tue Jul 28 05:54:26 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Jul-87 05:31:59 EDT Sender: news@unisoft.UUCP Reply-To: jef@unisoft.UUCP (Jef Poskanzer) Organization: Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric, Ada Lovelace Cabal Lines: 21 I've noticed the following ordinary-looking, obnoxiously large signature showing up on various newsgroups lately: ....................................................................... . # Dave Fiske . . # UUCP Path: ihnp4!philabs!nyfca1!brspyr1!davef . . ### ### ### . . # # # BRS Information Technologies . . ### ### ### (518)783-1161 . .Information # # . .Technologies # ### . ....................................................................... But what I didn't realize at first is that it's only three lines long! Of course, the first "line" has 311 characters in it... I only noticed this because it caused the Software Tools version of sedit to access-violate itself. Dave deserves some congratulations (in advance?) for discovering this hack. I place the 4-line signature and the 50% rule in the same moral category as copy-protection. Although I detest long signatures, and over-quoting, AND software pirating, THE ENDS DO NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS. --- Jef Jef Poskanzer unisoft!jef@ucbvax.Berkeley.Edu ...ucbvax!unisoft!jef "Good day."