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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: [OT] UTF-8 sig.  Was: "White House to Developers: Using C or C++ Invites Cybersecurity Risks"
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 23:27:01 -0800
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Blue-Maned_Hawk <bluemanedhawk@invalid.invalid> writes:
> Ben wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 06:48:19 -0000 (UTC), Blue-Maned_Hawk wrote:
>>> Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>>>> Blue-Maned_Hawk <bluemanedhawk@invalid.invalid> writes:
>>>> <cut>
>>>> 
>>>> Since you are clearly happy to post using UTF-8, can I urge you to fix
>>>> your sig so that it comes out looking right?
>>> 
>>> Since it is my newsreader that is corrupting it, it is the fault of the
>>> newsreader,
>> 
>> I don't think that's the case.  Here is a test post using the same
>> newsreader and something that is probably close to what you want in your
>> sig.  (Yours is too messed up for me to work out exactly what you want
>> it to look like.)
>
> It does not happen immediately; instead, the signature that the software 
> saves gets more and more corrupted each time the software is opened.

Is it saved in a file?  Can you not restore that file from a clean copy?

Is it possible that your locale settings are causing your newsreader to
misbehave?

Though I'm not sure why I'm trying to help you to solve a problem when
you seem so determined not to do anything about it.

Elsewhere in this thread:

> No, i just have principles that i stick to.

If your principles require you to inflict garbage on the rest of us, you
should reexamine them.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
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