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sig block
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/sig blok/ , n. [Internet and Usenet; often written. sig there] Short for
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signature , used specifically to refer to the electronic signature block
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that most Unix mail- and news-posting software will automagically append to
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outgoing mail and news. The composition of one's sig can be quite an art
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form, including an ASCII logo, one's choice of witty sayings (see sig quote
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, fool file ), or even source code for small programs about which the author
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wishes to make a statement; but many consider large sigs a waste of
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bandwidth , and it has been observed that the size of one's sig block is
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usually inversely proportional to one's longevity and level of prestige on
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the net. See also doubled sig , McQuary limit.
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