Subject: signature file

From: Barbara J keesey <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:59:51 -0400 (EDT)

Please send me the procedures for adding a signature file to the bottom 
page of my correspondence.

Thank you,
Barbara Keesey
[email-masked]

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From: "Robert J. Wilshe" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:10:08 -0500 (CDT)

Hi Barbara:

The easiest way to do this is through the Pico editor in your shell
account (provided with Pine).

At the Pine main menu, press (s)etup and (s)ignature.  This will take you
to a text editor that looks and feels the same as when you're composing
mail.  (Well, it *is* the same editor!  :)

Just use the prompts at the bottom of the screen when you're composing
your signature.  You'll see how easy it is....

Good luck!

Bob Wilshe
[email-masked]

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:26:53 +0100 (BST)

Steps to setting up a signature file...

0.  Stop using the ancient 3.91 version of Pine, and upgrade to the
    current version: 3.96.

1.  Start Pine.

2.  At the Main Menu screen give the S (Setup) command.

3.  Give the S (Signature) command.  This will take you into the
    built-in signature editor, where you can place your text.

Note:  General advice is that the first lne of the signature should
consist of exactly three characters:
	"-- "  (ie, - - Space)

Netiquette recommends that you have no more than 4 lines after this one.

(If it is impossible for you to upgrade to and benefir from the current
version of Pine then do the following:

1.  Start Pine.

2.  At the Main Menu screen give the S (Setup) command.

3.  Give the C (Configuration) command.

4.  Look for the "signature-file" variable and note its value (probably
    ".signature" for a UNIX version of Pine).

5.  Exit from the Setup Configuration screen.

6.  Quit out of Pine.

7.  cd to your home directory (if not already there).

8.  Use your favourite editor to create/edit a file of the name you noted.
    Put your signature text into this.  (Remember the initial "-- " line
    described above, etc)
)

Cheers,

-- 
Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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