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A note on newsgroup signatures
Nick Spalding spald...@iol.ie alt folklore urban Mike Lepore wrote, in <10lfnb2j3hl8...@corp.supernews.com>: Why do people in this newsgroup insert phrases in quotation marks into their names? P "The Nazi Party: does exactly what it says on the tin" E JoAnne "paratrooper" Schmitz RH "the romance novel worked the

A note on newsgroup signatures
Okki van Oranje wr...@nospam.xs4all.nl comp lang java help comp lang java programmer On Tue, 11 May 2004 23:07:39 GMT, Amedee Van Gasse <ame...@amedee.nospam.be> wrote: I don't care whatever the convention is: as long as *my* newsreader can work with it, I'm happy to use tomorrows' convention.

Newsgroup signatures
composer used to strip trailing spaces as well, as I changed to another newsreader/writer for the very reason that I couldn't post proper signature delimiters. Netscape 4 and earlier were badly broken - at least the browser was, as it didn't conform as well to HTML standards as IE did (!) Apparently Composer didn't

A note on newsgroup signatures
(Oh and as a nice additional point, my signature is the default of the NSP I use and it contains many many many signature delimiters if...) CU René -- -------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ -------------------- Usenet Newsgroup Service $9.95/Month 30GB.

A note on newsgroup signatures
I'm pretty sure netscape (or any older version of mozilla?) composer used to strip trailing spaces as well, as I changed to another newsreader/writer for the very reason that I couldn't post proper signature delimiters. Nope, 'fraid not. The poster was correct - its just Outlook that is broken... well, OE at least.

A note on newsgroup signatures
tlsh...@concentric.net alt usenet offline-reader forte-agent On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 04:11:49 GMT, Laura Fredericks <anonom...@CLOTHEShotmail.com> took a very strange color crayon and scribbled: To do what you're asking, I'd have to first turn off automatic signatures in Agent. Then, I'd have to go to Agent's menubar

A note on newsgroup signatures
This is one of the many reasons why OE is so much hated by long-time news users. I'm pretty sure netscape (or any older version of mozilla?) composer used to strip trailing spaces as well, as I changed to another newsreader/writer for the very reason that I couldn't post proper signature delimiters. alex.

Syntax for Newsgroup Signatures . Am I OK?
I am saying the established standard was SILLY, guaranteed to screw up eventually because of the way so much software automatically trims trailing blanks from lines. It is further not a visibly obvious standard. The signature delimiter is not "-- " its "-- <CR><LF>". That might seem very pedantic but its not.

A note on newsgroup signatures
This convention allows people to strip your signature. Reading news on my PDA it is helpful to remove signatures. That is a ridiculous convention. Trailing spaces are routinely stripped from lines. -- on a line by itself should suffice. -- Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green. Coaching, problem solving, economical

Newsgroup signatures
It should start with a "dash-dash-space-return" as most news readers search for this in replies and crop the signature out automatically (as I'm sure you probably know already). Actually, I didn't know, and have never heard of any such a thing. What news readers do this? Agent, Gravity And after looking up the

Newsgroup Signatures
A copy of it is below and should be added to the end of Charter to make those news services willing to add your new newsgroup: [For discussion newsgroups:] Unmarked off-topic materials, binaries (except PGP-type signatures), advertising (spam), excessive posting, cancel attacks, and abusive cross postings are

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gr...@sharks.net.nz comp groupware lotus-notes admin Hi, I've just converted to Notes and am unable to find how to add signatures to newsgroup posts and insert them where I want a la Outlook Express. Any help appreciated. SharkWTF.

Syntax for Newsgroup Signatures . Am I OK?
How do I add a signature to my newsgroup posts? In other words, so I don't have to type my name and signature on every post I make. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Ed -- MZ Use Notepad or any text editor to create your signature and 'save' the file. Open Edit / Prefs / M&G / Id. In your browser.

A note on newsgroup signatures
Roedy Green s...@mindprod.com.invalid comp lang java help comp lang java programmer On Tue, 04 May 2004 10:13:54 +0200, Thomas Weidenfeller <nob...@ericsson.invalid> wrote or quoted : -- on a line by itself should suffice. Why don't you familiarize yourself with the established standards?

A note on newsgroup signatures
Stanimir Stamenkov s7a...@netscape.net comp lang java programmer /Andrew Thompson/: Do you know which version it was fixed in? [ I was using 6.00.2600.0000 (xpclient.010817-1148) ] I think it is the one mentioned on the same page: "Not relevant for OE 6.00.2800.1123 and above.". I have 6.00.2800.1409 and the sig'

Newsgroup Signatures
Maybe I didn't pay attention since I don't use a signature. Thanks for the info. It's an old, old convention - some software that parses Usenet posts and e-mail messages does actually look for dash dash space newline. -- JustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, Apple Valley, CA PGP: 0xE3AE35ED Steven J. Sobol,

Newsgroup Signatures
Netscape and Mozilla, for example, will automatically detect and shade differently signatures based on the "-- " signature. And most mail programs will add the "-- " part by themselves when inserting a signature on an email. Manolis That is a ridiculous convention. Trailing spaces are routinely stripped from lines.

A note on newsgroup signatures
Simon Higgs devn...@higgs.me.uk comp lang java help comp lang java programmer On Thu, 06 May 2004 12:17:19 +0100, Chris Uppal wrote: Alex Hunsley wrote: Although people writing usenet posting software are a bit silly IMO if they aren't basing their functionality/testing on what RFCs lay down! But /is/ the signature

A note on newsgroup signatures
Brandon Blackmoor bblackm...@spamcop.net comp lang java help comp lang java programmer Roedy Green wrote: That is a ridiculous convention. You are entitled to your opinion. Nonetheless, your opinion is irrelevant. Trailing spaces are routinely stripped from lines. Not unless the software is seriously, grievously,

Newsgroup Signatures
Stanimir Stamenkov s7a...@netscape.net comp lang java programmer /Andrew Thompson/: On 4 May 2004 10:36:30 GMT, Tim Van Wassenhove wrote: http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ Interestingly, I tried that (to fix the problem Thomas mentioned - see my post above) but even that did not seem to correct the