From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/14462 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: prad Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: author of post and signature problems Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:13:30 -0800 Message-ID: <87k4irvztx.fsf@towardsfreedom.com> References: <8762uet165.fsf@topper.koldfront.dk> <87mxnpsong.fsf@topper.koldfront.dk> <8762udsi7i.fsf@topper.koldfront.dk> <87tyhw4otg.fsf@nzebook.haselwarter.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1293736408 3943 80.91.229.12 (30 Dec 2010 19:13:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:13:28 +0000 (UTC) To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org Original-X-From: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 30 20:13:23 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PYNwB-0006xL-HC for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:13:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48029 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PYNvQ-00044Y-Mf for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:12:36 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=36837 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PYNvG-0003zB-IS for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:12:27 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PYNvF-0006WT-9f for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:12:26 -0500 Original-Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:57645) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PYNvF-0006WM-2p for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:12:25 -0500 Original-Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PYNvD-0006Vu-Er for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:12:23 +0100 Original-Received: from 70.67.160.177 ([70.67.160.177]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:12:23 +0100 Original-Received: from prad by 70.67.160.177 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:12:23 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 30 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.67.160.177 User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:lL8zRzsBi/89JrhMzaqyuIk3stk= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Announcements and discussions for GNUS, the GNU Emacs Usenet newsreader \(in English\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:14462 Archived-At: Philipp Haselwarter writes: > One possible solution: ... > thx philipp! that was an interesting observation and ingenious solution. i will heed your traffic point though and keep my sig to 2 lines - besides i enjoy using C-c C-z to kill the bottom part of my sig for some reason. :D ,---- | (setq gnus-parameters | `((".*" | (posting-style (body "\n\n\nIn friendship,\nprad\n"))))) `---- what i don't get is how to figure out things like setting the gnus-parameters. i tried looking through the manual's index to see if i could get a clue as to whether that would have led me to your solution. reading the text i found the posting-style parameter (though the body function was not there (though it is if one follows the posting styles link). so i guess it's just a matter of on-going work with gnus and reading the manual regularly so one can become familiar with all the goodies that are actually available to us. additionally, persuing the newsgroup should produce some gems i'm sure, though i don't have an intelligent way of searching through it yet. -- In friendship, prad