A signature file (or 'sig' for short; not to be confused with the
initials added to an ASCII picture) is a small, personalized text
file which an e-mail or news program can add to the end of every
message a person sends -- the equivalent of a letterhead for dead
tree (paper) mail (or snail-mail). Usually it contains little more
than the person's name, organization and e-mail address, maybe an
inspirational quote of some sort and some people like to incorporate
ASCII art into their signature files as well.
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The lack of importance in relation to global warming, violence in
society, and so on, can be the subject of heated arguments. To be
brief, (almost) no-one will complain if your signature file is four
lines long or fewer -- and it is quite possible to draw good ASCII
pictures which are that small.
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*: (=’ :’) :* ( on google, search ascii sig. _______)
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Some e-mail/news programs don't allow you to have a signature file
which is longer than four lines, while others just complain. Five or
six lines may be acceptable, but any longer, and you're starting to
take the risk that your signature will be longer than some of your
e-mail messages; this wouldn't really make sense on paper, so it
isn't really acceptable in cyberspace either.
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But, no matter what the length of your signature, make sure it's
fewer than 72 characters wide, otherwise it may end up a horrible
mess...
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