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Subject: Re: CML2 1.3.1, aka "I stick my neck out a mile..." 
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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.


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dwmw2


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