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From: jarvis@northstar.dartmouth.edu (Mark (Ninjabutler) Robinson)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Signature files
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Date: 16 Aug 89 01:41:58 GMT
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Reply-To: jarvis@northstar.dartmouth.edu (Mark (Ninjabutler) Robinson)
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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.)


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= UMBRELLASWORD throwingplatter PLATTERCOVERSHIELD coatstaff CUTLERYLOCKPICK  =
= HB 1407                                     jarvis@northstar.dartmouth.edu  =
= Hanover, New Hampshire 03755                  jarvis@eleazar.dartmouth.edu  =