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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
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Posted: Tue Jul 28 05:54:26 1987
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Organization: Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric, Ada Lovelace Cabal
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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
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