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Re: MAKEDIG.ZIP now available.

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From: Rick DeMattia
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 12:05
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roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) writes:
> rad@railnet.nshore.ORG (Rick DeMattia) writes:
> > roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) writes:
> > > As long as your signature sterts with "--\n", you won't get the
> > > helpfile unless you ask. ;->
> > Say Roy, shouldn't that be "-- \n"?
> By golly, Rick, you're the second person to ask that question.  I
> couldn't find anything in the RFCs I have online here.  But to make
> sure I'm not breaking anything, I'll add both versions to my fileserver.
> 
> An RFC reference would be welcome, though, just so I know what rule I'm
> letting people break. :-)

I don't have an RFC reference - I just vaguely recall something
from the lore - I think this might date back to B-news.

Amusingly enough, my own signature had "--\n" at the time I sent
my initial comment.  The "first person" pointed that out to me!

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From: rad@railnet.nshore.ORG (Rick DeMattia)
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Subject: Re: MAKEDIG.ZIP now available.
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