Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!bloom-beacon!bu-cs!dartvax!northstar.dartmouth.edu!jarvis From: jarvis@northstar.dartmouth.edu (Mark (Ninjabutler) Robinson) Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions Subject: Signature files Message-ID: <15046@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> Date: 16 Aug 89 01:41:58 GMT Sender: news@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU Reply-To: jarvis@northstar.dartmouth.edu (Mark (Ninjabutler) Robinson) Organization: Project NORTHSTAR, Dartmouth College Lines: 18 I hope I am not being obnoxious by asking this question. Why are signature files of line lengths greater than four bad 'news etiquette' ? I have rewritten my signature at least three times. The first was due to complaints from various people, and the succeeding revisions were so I could create a .signature file, rather than continue to include the signature in my article as a prepared file. I liked my old sig; I thought it was unique. I also spent some time writing up the design, thinking of a quote, etc. (Motivation behind this letter is Bill Wisner's message concerning Lawrence Esker's 6-line signature -- two lines above the 'maximum' length.) =============================================================================== = UMBRELLASWORD throwingplatter PLATTERCOVERSHIELD coatstaff CUTLERYLOCKPICK = = HB 1407 jarvis@northstar.dartmouth.edu = = Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 jarvis@eleazar.dartmouth.edu =