X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,a87e904bb09aa8b5 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-09 17:39:01 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!newsfeed.icl.net!dispose.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!xemu.demon.co.uk!dave From: Dave Bird Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Dog ASCII Pics for Signature Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 17:01:53 +0100 Organization: Smelling--nose Dogs for the Anosmic Message-ID: References: <925ipt06all6t7f0jb0hlajke22dha0je3@4ax.com> <9nb7rr$6bsnv$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de> <3seiptgte7s3l09aattamjacv54h115tar@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: xemu.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: xemu.demon.co.uk:158.152.196.209 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1000082281 nnrp-14:23188 NO-IDENT xemu.demon.co.uk:158.152.196.209 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.00 U Lines: 33 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:7392 In article, Philip Newton writes: >On Fri, 07 Sep 2001 21:18:36 GMT, RedDog wrote: > >> btw, what's a standard line length? 72 chars? > >If you're worrying about "standards" in signatures, a signature >shouldn't exceed 4 lines and should be preceded by a line containing >only dash-dash-space. These constraints have different significance: over 72 characters per line and the reader's software will likely insert a line break so he can't SEE the proper drawing. Dash dash space is used with software that cuts signatures off quoted articles in replies; a minor inconvenience if omitted. The four line limit is arbitrary and doesn't matter at all. -- . ___ . '-|:::|@\-[x]/__/| .-|:::|@\ ||--|"" . |__|/ ||--|"" . '-|:::|@\ (")"""-. .-|:::|@\ --+--.(")"""-' || |"" ||""| || |"" ' ' |""| DEMOCRACY: two wolves & a lamb LIBERTY: a lamb with a kalashnikov voting what's for lunch contesting the vote