murillo@sigi.Colorado.EDU (Rodrigo Murillo) (02/24/88)
Can someone tell me why I get "--" inserted before my .signature?
I know there is a way around it. Please e-mail me. Thanks.
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Rodrigo Murillo, University of Colorado - Boulder
murillo@boulder.Colorado.EDU -or- ..{hao|nbires}!boulder!murillo
(Machines have less problems. I'd like to be a machine. -- Andy Worhol)heiby@falkor.UUCP (Ron Heiby) (02/25/88)
Rodrigo Murillo (murillo@boulder.Colorado.EDU) writes: > Can someone tell me why I get "--" inserted before my .signature? > I know there is a way around it. Please e-mail me. Thanks. Two things. First, it's "-- ", not "--". Second, it's a feature that the three character string "-- " be present just before the signature. It allows users running certain software (if they want) to pause in displaying articles before the signature is displayed. As most info people put in their signatures is in the header anyway, this is a win for folks reading news on "slow" terminal lines. For their sake, don't try to "get around it". Thanks. P.S. Rodrigo should think about deleting his own long line of underlines. -- Ron Heiby, heiby@mcdchg.UUCP Moderator: comp.newprod & comp.unix "Intel architectures build character."
mack@inco.UUCP (Dave Mack) (02/25/88)
In article <4461@sigi.Colorado.EDU> murillo@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Rodrigo Murillo) writes: >Can someone tell me why I get "--" inserted before my .signature? >I know there is a way around it. Please e-mail me. Thanks. There is no way around it. This is line-eater excretion. The line-eater munches the first line of your text, digests it and leaves its droppings at the end of your article. Sorry I couldn't help. -- Dave Mack Professional Uckhea McDonnell Douglas-Inco, Inc. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed 8201 Greensboro Drive are my own and in no way reflect the McLean, VA 22102 views of McDonnell Douglas or its (703)883-3911 subsidiaries or anything. Really. FLAME THEM ALL! NET.GOD WILL KNOW HIS OWN!