Creating a signature file

Create a signature file

What is a signature file?: A signature file is a file that is attached to the end of your e-mail messages. It is common to find a name and an e-mail address in a signature file. Sometimes people also include a favorite quote or a disclaimer.

This page will give you step by step instructions to use Pico to create a signature file for your e-mail. A signature file is a system file that you must create in your directory.

An example of a possible e-mail signature might be something like this:

      _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
     _/      If you can't say anything good about someone,         _/
    _/       sit right here by me.   --Alice Roosevelt Longworth  _/
   _/  ------------------------------------------------------    _/
  _/   Brad W. James               University of South Dakota   _/
 _/   bwjames@usd.edu             Vermillion, South Dakota     _/
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/

telnet to Sunbird
enter your username
enter your password
at the Sunbird% prompt type pico .signature (notice the period)
type your message, e-mail, etc.
type control-x to exit Pico
you will be asked "save changes to file?"Y
that's all!

The next time you send an e-mail from Pine your signature file will automatically be added to the end of your message.

Once you get your signature file set up, send me (trio@usd.edu) a message so I can see that you have this mastered.

Create a signature file

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