Signature Files

A signature is information you can cause to appear at the end of all outgoing e-mail messages and news postings. Typically, a signature consists of your name, address and other similar information, but you can display any text you want, such as your favorite quote. A signature is not required for e-mail to work. To use a signature, you must create a signature text file. You only have to type the text once, and your e-mail or news program automatically appends it to the end of any outgoing e-mail message or news posting.

To create a signature file

  1. Open a plain text editing program such as Windows NotePad or Windows Wordpad.
  2. Type information, such as your name and phone number, to appear at the end of all e-mail messages and news postings. Limit each line to about 65 characters (including spaces), pressing ENTER at the end of each line.
  3. Save the file, giving it any name you want.

Different newsgroup and e-mail programs find your sig file in different ways. Here's how to tell Netscape where the file is:

To use a signature file with Netscape

  1. On the Options menu, click Mail and News Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
  2. Click the tab for the Identity page of the dialog box.
  3. Click the Browse button. When the Signature File dialog box appears, use it to look through folders until you can select the text file you saved.
  4. Click Open. The Signature File dialog box closes and information appears in the
  5. Signature File text box.
  6. Click OK.

To stop using a signature file with Netscape

  1. On the Options menu, click Mail and News Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
  2. Click the tab for the Identity page of the dialog box.
  3. Click on the None radio button to disable the Signature file.

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