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From: Les Diefenbach <mudshark@dfw.net>
Subject: Answer: May to make the sig file random
Date: 1995/09/01
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In article <422vgk$1k5@news.wwa.com>, <lmcthdi@lmc.ericsson.se> writes:
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> Subject: Talk: Is there any way to make the sig file random?
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> custodio eric darwin (custodio@ux5.cso.uiuc.edu) wrote:
> 
> > I was just wondering if there was any way to make pine use random sig. 
files?
> > Thanks!!!!!
> 
> I don't think pine can do that.  Awhile ago back, I tried to do the same 
thing
> as you are right now.  I finally realized that it would be easier to change 
my
> sig before I use pine/mail/elm/whatever.  So I wrote a little program that 
would
> change my sig for me.  Anyways, If you are interested in this little program,
> drop me an e-mail and I'll send it to you (address is in my sig).

If you're running on a UNIX box, you can try the following:

1. Create assorted .sig files called .signature, .sig1, .sig2, .sig3, etc.

2. Write shell scipt to copy .signature to .sig10, then copy .sig1 to    
   .signature, .sig2 to .sig1, .sig3 to .sig2, and so on until all .sig files  
   have been moved up one level.

3. Use cron to execute your shell script once per hour, and you'll have a    
   differnet .signature file each hour. You can make the cron execute the    
   script as often as you like (every 5 minutes???) 

Maybe this is what you had in mind. If not, this'll work, but it sure would be 
nice if Pine or Elm had some sort of random siguature generator.

Later Les....