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Intelligent mail programs can automatically include a "signature" file into each mail message you send. (For instance, Pine, Emacs, and some web browsers have this capability.) You can use a text editor to make yourself a signature file. For example, a signature file might look something like this:
H. Petard mailto:petard@math.nwu.edu World-Wide Web URL: http://www.math.nwu.edu/~pondiczery/ --
Generally, a signature file should contain your name and some contact information. Although some people include little ASCII pictures or witty sayings, it is recommended that your signature file not exceed four lines.
Save your signature file as ".signature" (that file name starts with a period). Then open a terminal window and use the Unix command "chmod a+r .signature" to make the file world readable. Now try sending yourself mail to verify that the signature does get included in your mail message.
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