X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,b907bee0be3a7e7f X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-01-15 11:40:00 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.icl.net!dispose.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!shieldwolf.demon.co.uk!colin From: CJRandall Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: mIRC_rainbow Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:28:15 +0000 Organization: me? organised? Message-ID: References: <3a61efbc.5412069@news.onemain.com> <3a6258d8.18434320@news.concentric.net> <3a633139.8454240@news.concentric.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: shieldwolf.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: shieldwolf.demon.co.uk:193.237.26.148 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 979587428 nnrp-13:19019 NO-IDENT shieldwolf.demon.co.uk:193.237.26.148 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: Turnpike Integrated Version 4.02 S Lines: 49 Xref: supernews.google.com alt.ascii-art:4036 MJP writes >On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:53:25 +0200, Ville Jouppi wrote: [clip] >> >>Please add "-- " without the quotes on it's own line before your sig.. The >>limiter allows reader software to clip out the sig automatically when >>replying.. Thanks! > >now, why would I go to all the rouble to make a sigfile, only to >have the software clip it off so it isnt seen? > [clip] > hi ... most mail-readers leave the message intact when reading ... so the .sig is seen ... but replaces the .sig with your own when 'reply to message' is activated if the message includes "-- " (without the quotes) perhaps your mailer doesn't behave like that ... in which case the request above would be of no consequence to you i have a vague recollection that usenet protocol suggests the use of that separator (can't remember its name either) if a .sig is used in this particular message i 'clipped' your .sig myself (no offence meant:) obascii... \o/ __/ (/ o/ Who Farted ? ) \ / ) /o\ // Tran "Queerarse" Nyguen . | . has just left the building! __j7 \ : / .L_ (_(,F. ` ' ' , z_)===:: '' _ __:. .:__ _' __.-- ' . ` ::===(___ _ .---_ /` : '\ \o/o/ o _o .--"- _/__=_=' | `_ //)/\ / \ (_(--(_(_ .'.'.' '.'.' '.'.' '.'.' '.'.' '.'.' '.'.' '.'.' '.'.' '. . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . -- . /\_/\ ( () /_ / /\) _/ /2 .\ /\) /) .\ /_ /_ :( a a( CJRandall http://www.shieldwolf.demon.co.uk ' \___") --<>--