Random Sig file

Brian K. Garel bgarel-Dc855NvzOYgsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org
Fri Nov 26 19:59:36 UTC 2004


psema4 wrote:

>>>Does anyone know how to randomly generate a sig file using
>>>fortune...ie...each email would be a different signature?
>>>      
>>>
>>just add the line
>>
>>/usr/bin/fortune > ~username/.signature
>>
>>in the .bashrc file
>>
>>    
>>
>
>That would update the signature file once per login as opposed to once
>per email, wouldn't it?
>
>A slightly more fine-tuned rate might be had by setting an entry in
>your crontab to update the signature file say twice an hour (using the
>above command ;)  Still wouldn't be every message, but a little closer
>than once per session.
>
>$0.02
>
>- Scott
>
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I kind of did that one already only I have it updating once/hour  (I was 
lazy) ;)

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