Signatures (was: Re: [H-GEN] video card with tv out)

[Anthony Towns]

On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 01:09:52PM +1000, Stuart Longland wrote:
> #########################################################
> ##*****************************************************##
> ##**+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++**##
> ##**++---------------------------------------------++**##
> ##**++--             Stuart Longland             --++**##
> ##**++--          http://stuartl.cjb.net/        --++**##
> ##**++--                                         --++**##
> ##**++-- I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed   --++**##
> ##**++--      up on a tape somewhere...          --++**##
> ##**++---------------------------------------------++**##
> ##**+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++**##
> ##*****************************************************##
> #########################################################
> There you go - to suit the complainers (and I've only heard them from
> this list by the way)

A signature should be short (ideally four lines or less), it should be
preceeded by a line containing "-- ", and it should be unobtrusive. Cutesy
ascii borders just make you look like a twit.

See, eg: 

	http://www.google.com/search?q=email+signature+length
	http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html
	http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/emily-postnews/part1/
	http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/

Cheers,
aj

-- 
Anthony Towns <aj at humbug.org.au> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/>
I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG signed mail preferred.

  ``Dear Anthony Towns: [...] Congratulations -- 
        you are now certified as a Red Hat Certified Engineer!''
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