On Jun 27, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Shawn Wells <shawn(a)redhat.com
<mailto:shawn@redhat.com>> wrote:
>
> On 6/27/14, 10:03 AM, Shawn Wells wrote:
>>
>> On 6/27/14, 9:47 AM, Joe Wulf wrote:
>>> +1
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* "Kayse, Josh" <Joshua.Kayse(a)gtri.gatech.edu>
>>> *To:* SCAP Security Guide
>>> <scap-security-guide(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, June 27, 2014 9:40 AM
>>> *Subject:* Mailling-list footer
>>>
>>> Hello list,
>>>
>>> I wonder if we could improve the mailing list footer for
>>> scap-security-guide
>>>
>>> It can be configured in mailing list administration in section
>>> “Non-digest options”.
>>>
>>> Currently the footer looks like:
>>> "_______________________________________________
>>> scap-security-guide mailing list
>>> scap-security-guide(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>>> <mailto:scap-security-guide@lists.fedorahosted.org>
>>>
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/scap-security-guide”
>>>
<
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/scap-security-guide%E2%80...
>>>
>>> What about something more useful?
>>>
>>> “--
>>> scap-security-guide(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>>> <mailto:scap-security-guide@lists.fedorahosted.org> mailing list
>>>
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/scap-security-guide
>>>
https://github.com/OpenSCAP/scap-security-guide/wiki/Collateral-and-Refer...
>>>
<
https://github.com/OpenSCAP/scap-security-guide/wiki/Collateral-and-Refer...
>>>
>>> The most important change is replacing
>>> “_______________________________________________”
>>> with
>>> “-- "
>>>
>>> “-- “ is usually interpreted by e-mail clients as “beginning of
>>> signature” and automatically stripped from replies. Take note
>>> that it is dash dash space.
>>>
>>> It would help prevent mailing list signatures from accumulating
>>> in replies like this:
>>>
>>> > [blah blah]
>>>
>>> Good idea
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>> > scap-security-guide mailing list
>>> > scap-security-guide(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>>> <mailto:scap-security-guide@lists.fedorahosted.org>
>>> >
>>>
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/scap-security-guide”
>>>
<
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/scap-security-guide%E2%80...
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>> scap-security-guide mailing list
>>> scap-security-guide(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>>> <mailto:scap-security-guide@lists.fedorahosted.org>
>>>
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/scap-security-guide”
>>>
<
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/scap-security-guide%E2%80...
>>>
>>> Other links in proposed signature were picked from a recent
>>> mailing list topic.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -josh
>>>
>>> PS: This is transcribed almost verbatim from another mailing
>>> list I am on where I thought it sounded like a good idea.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> testing of new footer
>>
>>
>> --
>> SCAP Security Guide mailing list
>> scap-security-guide(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>>
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/scap-security-guide
>>
https://github.com/OpenSCAP/scap-security-guide/
>
> my email client doesn't recognize the '--' as a signature, even
> though it's the same characters as thunderbird uses (ref mine below).
> others seeing this as well?
>
>
>
> --
> Shawn Wells
> Director, Innovation Programs
> shawn(a)redhat.com | 443.534.0130
> @shawndwells
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> SCAP Security Guide mailing list
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> <mailto:scap-security-guide@lists.fedorahosted.org>
>
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/scap-security-guide
>
https://github.com/OpenSCAP/scap-security-guide/
Make sure it is dash dash space, not just dash dash.
-josh