sacg1198@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Cattanach) (11/17/90)
Can elm automatically include your .signature does that have to be done by hand? -- -catt (catt@uiuc.edu) I've never really trusted Smokey the Bear. Everytime I see him I wonder what happened to the Boy Scout that was orginally wearing that hat.
scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) (11/17/90)
sacg1198@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Cattanach) writes: >Can elm automatically include your .signature does that have to be done >by hand? Yes. Make sure you have an elmrc file ($HOME/.elm/elmrc). If you do not, create one by going to the options menu ('o' command) and then giving the save command ('>'). Now leave elm and edit the elmrc file. In it you'll find two entries for signatures, shown below: # local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... localsignature = # remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... remotesignature = Change them to look like localsignature = /home/lokkur/scs/.elm/signature Put your signature in the file, and you're set. See the reference manual for more details. -- "When your neighbour loses his job, it's a slowdown; when you lose your own job, it's a recession; when an economist loses his job it's a depression." -- "Six Ways To Define A Recession", The Economist, Nov. 3 1990.
warb@faatcrl.UUCP (Dan Warburton) (11/17/90)
sacg1198@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Cattanach) writes: >Can elm automatically include your .signature does that have to be done >by hand? Sure, go into options and save them with a > (I think) than leave elm, cd to .elm check out elmrc. It canb have both a local signature and a remote signature. I've found it best to give a full path name here. -- + Dan Warburton Nas Simulation Support Facility (NSSF) + Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center + Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405 // + 609-484-4480 Mail Stop: ACN-313 Amiga \X/ Sun + warb@faatcrl.uucp ...rutgers!faatcrl!warb -- An Open Systems Group --
wmf@chinet.chi.il.us (Bill Fischer) (11/18/90)
In article <1990Nov16.205734.14835@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> sacg1198@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Cattanach) writes: => =>Can elm automatically include your .signature does that have to be done =>by hand? => =>-- => -catt (catt@uiuc.edu) => =>I've never really trusted Smokey the Bear. Everytime I see him I Yes. Your elmrc file should contain the line: remotesignature = <your sig file> localsignature = <your local sig file> wmf remotesignature = /u/u1/wmf/.signature -- | Bill Fischer | US Agent for Omega Electronics & Swiss Timing | | wmf@chinet.chi.il.us | Sports Timing and Display Systems Worldwide | | "Timing the significant moments in sports since 1936" | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
andrew@tvcent.uucp (Andrew Cowie) (11/18/90)
In article <1990Nov16.205734.14835@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> sacg1198@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Cattanach) writes: >Can elm automatically include your .signature? Yes it can. There is a file, likely ~/.elm/elmrc which contains the customized run-time options of elm. In it, there are three signature fields. The one you probably need is SIGNATURE, but there is the capability of haveing a serperate remote/local signarure. (REMOTESIGNATURE, LOCALSIGNATURE) If the your elmrc file does not exist, them it can be created from the options menu of elm by pressing '>'. -- Andrew F. Cowie at TVC Enterprises, Toronto, Canada uunet!mnetor!lethe!tvcent!andrew andrew@tvcent.uucp
acs17111@uop.EDU (Mohd H. Misnan 'mid') (11/18/90)
scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) writes: ># local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... >localsignature = Change this line to : localsignature = .signature This is for local mail deliveries. ># remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... >remotesignature = Change this line to : remotesignature = .signature This is for remote or other mail deliveries. >Change them to look like >localsignature = /home/lokkur/scs/.elm/signature ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I don't know if this will work, but mine is like the above and it work well. . -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Mohd H. Misnan */* Internet address: University of The Pacific, */* acs17111@uop.uop.edu Stockton, CA 95211 */* hmisnan@madvax.uop.edu
c38573d@saha.hut.fi (Juha Virtanen) (11/19/90)
In article <658914687.3491@zeus.uop.edu> acs17111@uop.EDU (Mohd H. Misnan 'mid') writes: >scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) writes: > >>localsignature = /home/lokkur/scs/.elm/signature >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >I don't know if this will work, but mine is like the above and it work >well. . > I've got it working well also by this way, but I can't get this working with rnmail. I mean if the .signature file doesn't exist just by this name in my home directory rnmail doesn't include it. Can this be helped? In this way like it's now I can use at least two different signatures. -- I left my .signature off by chanching its name. That's also a problem. when sending to news rn adds .signature automatically, but when sending a mail to person it asks for to add or not the .signature file.
rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US (Rob Boldbear) (11/19/90)
In article <658914687.3491@zeus.uop.edu> acs17111@uop.EDU (Mohd H. Misnan 'mid') writes: >scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) writes: > >># local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... >># remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... >>remotesignature = > > Change this line to : remotesignature = .signature > This is for remote or other mail deliveries. > >>Change them to look like > >>localsignature = /home/lokkur/scs/.elm/signature >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >I don't know if this will work, but mine is like the above and it work >well. . Wrong! If you use a relative path, elm will use a relative path. Do not use relative paths in your elmrc file (unless for some unusual reason that is really what you want elm to use). -- Rob Bernardo Mt. Diablo Software Solutions _ / email: rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US phone: (415) 827-4301 <_/_>< "Putting dogma ahead of people is the antithesis of compassion. But / that's exactly what many avowed Christians who profess `compassion' do." -Me
scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) (11/19/90)
scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) writes: >localsignature = /home/lokkur/scs/.elm/signature c38573d@saha.hut.fi (Juha Virtanen) writes: >I've got it working well also by this way, but I can't get this >working with rnmail. I mean if the .signature file doesn't >exist just by this name in my home directory rnmail doesn't >include it. Can this be helped? In this way like it's now I can >use at least two different signatures. If you want your elm signature file to be the same as your rnmail signature file (which is <your home>/.signature, I think), just put localsignature = <your home>/.signature and remotesignature = <your home>/.signature into your elmrc file. -- "When your neighbour loses his job, it's a slowdown; when you lose your own job, it's a recession; when an economist loses his job it's a depression." -- "Six Ways To Define A Recession", The Economist, Nov. 3 1990.
jow@PacBell.COM (Jeff Westman) (11/21/90)
Is there a way to define 'local' as THIS machine and THAT machine (or, just one node away) ? Our group is split between a Unix system and an VM system, so I don't want a remote-signature everytime I send a note to THAT machine. Thanks in advance. -- Jeff
Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi (Kimmo Suominen) (11/26/90)
>>Change them to look like >>localsignature = /home/lokkur/scs/.elm/signature >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ As many people (some of which I've been unable to reach) have pointed out to me, you can replace the part that is your home directory in the path with either ~ or $HOME (choose the on you like most). The above should better read localsignature = ~/.elm/signature or as the signature is traditionally in your home directory in a file called .signature, have it read localsignature = ~/.signature (or use $HOME in place of ~ if you like). Now this will prevent all trouble in the case system administration will decide to change your home directory. Many thanks to all you, who mailed me this information! -- Kim / Internet: Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi "That's what I think." / Bitnet: KIM@FINFILES
ssridhar@pase60.Convergent.Com (Srinivasan Sridhar) (01/12/91)
On Elm 2.3 PL5 (yes we do seem to have an outdated version on our system !) the signature files don't seem to work as they should. After specifying a filename in elmrc for "remote signatures", Elm expands this for local signatures as well. i.e, I want a signature for only messages sent outside of our local aliases. Am I doing something wrong ? Any pointers will be useful. Thanks --Sridhar ======================================================================== Sriniasan Sridhar ssridhar@convergent.com UNIX Systems Group UNISYS Corp. San Jose, CA (408) 435-7660 Will you won't you..........Won't you join the dance ? ========================================================================