Messages in this thread |  | | From | David Woodhouse <> | Subject | Re: CML2 1.3.1, aka "I stick my neck out a mile..." | Date | Mon, 30 Apr 2001 14:30:46 +0100 |
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esr@thyrsus.com said: > I don't think I've heard anyone invoke the 4-line rule since about > 1992, though. I didn't start generating short random quotes into my > sig until about 1996, well after the "standard" was effectively dead.
RFC 1855 is dated October 1995.
- If you include a signature keep it short. Rule of thumb is no longer than 4 lines. Remember that many people pay for connectivity by the minute, and the longer your message is, the more they pay.
-- dwmw2
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