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Mail and news:  Creating and using a signature file


Q.  I want to use a signature file for my mail and news.  How do I create
    one?
 
A.  tin seems to want a signature file named:

         .Sig

    ...while pine wants the more traditional:

         .signature

    You can create a file in your home directory with the editor of your
    choice -- pico, for example -- give it one name, then use the ln
    command to link the first name to the other.  For example, create the
    first:

         pico .signature

    ...then after saving the file and exiting pico, make the link:

         ln .signature .Sig

    This way, whatever changes you make to one name will be reflected in
    the other name, because they both point to the same file.
    Alternatively, you can keep them separate, if you want your news
    postings to be signed differently from your mail.

    For much more comprehensive information on creating and using
    signatures, see the Signature and Finger FAQ at:

         <http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/
          signature_finger_faq/faq.html>


(24-May-95/maicauas/MJT)
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