Subject: Addressbook and signature file problem.

From: "Hasan T. Kosebalaban" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1996 00:57:57 -0500 ()

I would like to ask the following questions:
1. I was using PC-Pine 3.91 and had an addressbook under it. When I
changed it to 3.92 I cannot use the previous addressbook. Is there a way
to use the same file under 3.92?
2. I find in the archive several people having problems with their
signature file. The signature file always appears in the beginning of the
message when I reply or forward. How can I solve this problem?

Thanks in advance for your kind help.

Hasan T. Kosebalaban

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SD-2-321
International University of Japan
Yamato-machi, Minami Uonuma-gun,
949-72 Niigata, Japan
Tel. 81 257 79 1741
Fax. 81 257 79-1180 (Office of Student Services)
http://wnsv.iuj.ac.jp/students/hasan
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From: Steve Hubert <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 23:24:40 -0700 (PDT)

> to use the same file under 3.92?

Sorry, we broke it in 3.92 Pine.  It will be fixed in 3.93 which we hope
will be out this month.

Steve Hubert <[email-masked]>
Networks and Distributed Computing, Univ. of Washington, Seattle

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 09:45:06 +0100 (BST)

> to use the same file under 3.92?

Ummm... as far as I am aware the format of the addressbook file is
unaltered between Pine 3.91 and 3.92 (or at least it is "upwardly
compatible").  We are using old addressbooks with Pine 3.92 on our UNIX
systems without problem.

The only difference was in each addressbook's associated "lookup file",
which increases access speed to the entries in the address book.

As a first thing, try checking Pine's Setup Configuration screen (S then C
from the Main Menu) and check that the name and location it is set to look
for your addressbook matches where you really have it stored.

If this isn't the problem you'll need some advice from a PC-Pine user
(I'm not one.)

> message when I reply or forward. How can I solve this problem?

This is deliberate.  The intention is that you type your reply before the
inserted signature file.  The recipient can then read your reply (which is
the important bit), without having to first wade through lots of old text
included.

You can change the action for Replies (but not for Forwards) in the Setup
Configuratrion screen... look down its list of options: the one you want
should be obvious!

On the whole I tend to work this way (I certainly prefer receiving mail
sent like this!) unless I specifically want to intersperse my replies in
answer to specific points (like I'm doing in this message).  To do this I
simply cut my signature text (^K a few times) and reinsert it at the
bottom of the message.

Cheers,

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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The Computing Service, University of York, Heslington, York, YO1 5DD, UK
Tel: +44-1904-433811  FAX: +44-1904-433740  http://www.york.ac.uk/~pmb1/

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From: Henrik Edlund <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 14:24:41 +0200

> Networks and Distributed Computing, Univ. of Washington, Seattle

Strange, I moved up from 3.91 to 3.92 and it worked great for me... ????

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Henrik Edlund
[email-masked]
http://www.kuai.se/~piett/