Re: Dynamic E-Mail Signatures

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Hi,

Oh no, my code has been released into the wild ...

;)

James

On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 09:34, Iain Buchanan wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-12-14 at 05:23, Jonathan M. Slivko wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I noticed that Rick and a few other people are using dynamic e-mail signatures 
> > for this list, I was wondering how I can do the same using Evolution. Please let 
> > me know, thanks.
> 
> Surely this is the ultimate way!  A signature that changes every time
> you read it!  (using pipes, but you don't need to know what they are to
> use it)  Save the attachment somewhere (ie ~/signature.pl) and then put
> in, say, .bashrc the line:
> ~/signature.pl &
> Now point your signature in your favourite mail client to ~/.signature
> Every time you read it you will get a different fortune.  If you don't
> have the extra fortunes used, you can make the line that says
> print FIFO "$FULLNAME $EMAILADDR\n",`fortune 25% homer 25% startrek 25% futurama 25% kernelcookies -s`;
> (one line) into
> print FIFO "$FULLNAME $EMAILADDR\n",`fortune -s`;
> or choose your favourite from /usr/share/games/fortune.
-- 
James McArthur <jamesm@pcorp.com.au>
I don't want to look like a weirdo.  I'll just go with a muumuu.

		-- Homer Simpson
		   King-Size Homer

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