Hi, On 9/13/10 7:42 AM, DSinc wrote: > I do not use the Signature logic in Thunderbird. My older Brother just > switched from Eudora to Thunderbird. His conversion is somewhat > frustrating. He does use Signatures. > > He and I have noticed that when TB stitches a Sig to an email there is > always a line with a double-dash (--) either preceding the Sig, or, > the double-dash gets embedded as the first 2 characters of the Sig. > > Is this normal behavior in Thunderbird?
Yes, Double dash or -- above the sig has been a standard for a very long time. It permits people to to automatically drop the signature, especially the very long annoying ones ---- From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_block ------ The formatting of the sig block is prescribed somewhat more firmly: it should be displayed as plain text <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_text> in a fixed-width font (no HTML <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML>, images, or other rich text <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format>), and must be delimited from the body of the message by a single line consisting of exactly two hyphens, followed by a space, followed by the end of line (i.e., "-- \n").^[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_block#cite_note-0> This latter prescription, which goes by many names, including "sig dashes", "signature cut line", "sig-marker", and "sig separator", allows software to automatically mark or remove the sig block as the receiver desires. The signature prefix chosen can be different for different people serving as a distinguishing feature of their signatures. A correct delimiter is required for a news posting program to receive the Good Netkeeping Seal of Approval <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Netkeeping_Seal_of_Approval>. Harry > > Can this double-dash business be masked/disabled in TB and still use > the Sig logic? > > I drilled thru the TB faqs and forums yesterday and could not get > close to a clue. I do like the wealth of info share about TB, but it > is tough to find answers. > Best, > Duncan >
