Answer: Signature probs

Neil P. Montoya <nmo...@nmsu.edu> wrote:
>
>i hope someone can help me, but when i post a message on the newsgroups
>only 4 lines of my sig file are posted. can anyone tell me why?
>i would like to have more lines posted. PLEASE help
>any responses are greatly apprieciated
>thanks

   Some systems have a 4 line limit.  In that case you need to insert the 
sig yourself.  On most unix based systems, you press the control-R keys 
at the same time.  It prompts you for a file.  You type a file name or 
full path name, and it inserts that file.  That's what I do, not because 
my system limits the sig size, but because I like to pick the sig from a 
number of them.

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   Here's a thought.  Look at how the above sig was cut off by the 
poster's system because it was over 4 lines.  When this happens, we can 
play a game, called 'complete the sig' where we try our hand at 
completing the sig.  Hijinx will ensue. ^_^

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 \,,,,,,  \,,,,  \,,,,,  \,,,,,,  \,,,,,  \,,,, \,,,,,,   \,,,,,  \,, \,, \,,
\,,,,,,, \,,,,, \,,,,,,, \,,,,,,, \,,,,, \,,,,, \,,,,,,, \,,,,,,, \,, \,, \,,
\,,      \,,    \,,  \,, \,,  \,, \,,    \,,    \,,  \,, \,,  \,, \,, \,, \,,
\,,,,,,  \,,    \,,,,,,, \,,,,,,  \,,,,  \,,    \,,,,,,  \,,  \,, \,, \,, \,,
 \,,,,,, \,,    \,,,,,,, \,,,,,   \,,,,  \,,    \,,,,,   \,,  \,, \,, \,, \,,
     \,, \,,    \,,  \,, \,, \,,  \,,    \,,    \,, \,,  \,,  \,, \,, \,, \,,
\,,,,,,, \,,,,, \,,  \,, \,,  \,, \,,,,, \,,,,, \,,  \,, \,,,,,,, \,,,,,,,,,,
\,,,,,,   \,,,, \,,  \,, \,,  \,, \,,,,,  \,,,, \,,  \,,  \,,,,,   \,,,,,,,,

Bob Allison (bob...@wwa.com) wrote:
> full path name, and it inserts that file.  That's what I do, not because 
> my system limits the sig size, but because I like to pick the sig from a 
> number of them.

If you're using "tin", there's a way to have tin randomly select a sig 
out of a directory.  If anyone's interested, I can take a clip out of the 
man page :-)

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In article <35s74f$24...@gagme.wwa.com> Bob Allison, bob...@wwa.com writes:
>    Some systems have a 4 line limit.  In that case you need to insert
the 
> sig yourself.  On most unix based systems, you press the control-R keys 
> at the same time.  It prompts you for a file.  You type a file name or 
> full path name, and it inserts that file.  That's what I do, not
because 
> my system limits the sig size, but because I like to pick the sig from
a 
> number of them.

Bob,
   Shame on you... what are you trying to do to us.... On most unix based
systems control-R does pretty much nothing!!!!!

To read in a file in vi, ex, ed the command is ":r <filename>"
on emacs it is control-x control-r <filename>

all other editors you're on your own.


Respectfully,

-- Rudrik 'control-r redraws my Vax screen, does that count' GreyShadow