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Subject:	Re: UKLUG Prototype online
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.uk
Date:	Sat, 4 Dec 1999 19:39:39 GMT
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> If you do use that as a sig, please be kind to others and put it in the > standard sig format, meaning two -'s followed by a space character right > before the actual sig (example at bottom of this message). That way, the > sig can be stripped properly when people reply (if their newsreader is > smart) and when articles are indexed for the search. --Todd > > -- > Read this: > CHARTER/PURPOSE: > etc. > etc. Strange thing is though that your 'example' appears to consist fo two -'s followed by a carriage return (no space) :) What is this -- code anyway? I've not encountered that before Simon http://www.SimonRobinson.com

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		dash dash space sig (was: Re: UKLUG Prototype online)
(...) Oops, I shouldda posted that from a real newsreader. I posted it from the web interface, which strips trailing blanks from lines to reduce line wrapping problems. (...) It's a standard NNTP/Usenet sig thing going back decades (I think). Your (...) (27 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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		Re: UKLUG Prototype online
(...) If you do use that as a sig, please be kind to others and put it in the standard sig format, meaning two -'s followed by a space character right before the actual sig (example at bottom of this message). That way, the sig can be stripped (...) (27 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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