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| | | (...) Because of the way I access the internet I am unable to use a signature. (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | (...) You might be able to, after all. According to your NNTP headers, You appear to be using Netscape 4.03 for Win95: X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) I'm not too familiar with that version, but I know that 4.5 has sig-file capability: In the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) point releases generally don't add much functionality. I'm running 4.04 and easily generate the below, so certainly 4.03 has the capability as well, when used to do news or mail. So maybe there's another reason? But like I said, sigs are small (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | | (...) I know how to do it but the owner of the system I use wont let me set one up. (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Look into multiple profiles. Netscape will let you have as many profiles as you wish and you can choose among them, the sig file used is driven by which profile you select on startup. (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Still, if it's not his system, the owner may be weird about things like this and not want it changed. It may not be worth the trouble. (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Naji Norder
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| | | | | | | | (...) up. Signing a post is easy. At the end, when you're ready to send, type the following: [return] [return] "J" "o" "n" [return] And then send the message as usual. If you prefer, you could spell your first name out. Personally, I think anything (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | | | | (...) Hmmmmm.... my sigs have evolved over time. They started out being the main sure-fire way someone could find out the number to S@H and the web address of the specials page. I wouldn't call that wasteful junk. Now they point people to one of two (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Christian Holtje
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| | | | | | (...) Of course, he might be using *lab* computers, where he shares his setup with everone else. In that case, you can set up the preferences on a floppy, including your bookmarks and such. I believe there is a user app that will let you do that. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | (...) That shouldn't keep you from signing your messages. When posting from the web interface, I sign by adding "--Bram" to the end. If I'm emailing, I use a complete signature. There's nothing stopping you from typing your name at then end of a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | (...) Aaah. now I see Like this: JW (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Richard Laing
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| | | | | | | (...) I wonder if anyone else watching from the sidelines is finding this as absurd as I am? Insisting on how someone should sign their postings? (if at all). Any messages I get in Eudora clearly indicate who they are from before I even open them. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | (...) Heh. Well I think Bram might've been suggesting was more like this: --Jonathan When he said, "the same way you would sign a letter," he meant a written letter, not signing with letters. (I think. :-) --Todd (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | | | (...) Well, either way, I think those two extra letters added quite a bit of meaning to the post. :) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Ryan Dennett
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| | | | | | (...) writes: (...) posting from (...) If I'm (...) stopping you from (...) would sign a (...) this: (...) a written (...) Funny, Todd :-) I really don't think it matters which way he signs it; we know what JW means. :) Ryan "You have to stick to (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) There is also no reason to even think about requiring that, is there? Nobody really thinks typing a few extra characters manually at the end of a post or e-mail makes the thing any more or less personal, do they? It really ISN'T like signing a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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