On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Philo wrote:

> >True, but I have the OPTION of removing my sig, and so do you.  Hotmail
> >people et al don't.
>
> Sure they do- pay for a commercial email account.

Yes, but that is another point.  I was saying that with the 'free'
account, they don't have the option of turning it off.  There is always
the option of paying for a service, but that isn't always the option (no
stable computer, no money etc).

> I thought about this after the fact, and you have a point- perhaps the
> solution is to inform freemail users that the ads count towards their .sig,
> and they'd better not have more than 1-2 line .sigs. (email address and a
> homepage should always be in a .sig!) If they want quotes or ASCII art,
> then they're gonna have to pony up for a pay account. That seems fair.

Seem fair, but I would just rather have a way to strip these silly ads.
After all, alot of lists, mine included, don't allow for commercial
advertisements......these included.

> On the same note, I hope listowners with footers chastise their members for
> not cutting quoted footers off...

Oh, don't worry, I do. :)

> <6-line .sig snipped>

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