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To view an animation or color pic:
o Type: cat filename
You can view a compressed file without decompressing it.
To view a .Z compressed file:
o Type: zcat filename
To view a .gz compressed file:
o Type: gzcat filename
To slow down an animation:
o Type: cat -u filename
Note: Host system speed, terminal speed, and modem speed all
affect animation speed. To view color, you need a color screen and
ANSI color capable software.
See ASCII Art Resources and ASCII Art Reference (the Web version
of the FAQ) for info on programs to slow animations, and how to view
animations that you have downloaded to your PC or Amiga.
22 How do I put an animation in my plan?
On most Unix systems:
o Name the file you want to be used as: .plan
o Put it in the top level of your home folder.
o Make your home folder 'world readable' by typing: chmod 711 .
o Make your plan world readable by typing: chmod 644 .plan
It does not work with all finger commands. Many systems will
munch anything except CR and LF. To test your 'planimation', finger
your account with your full address, not just your login. For
example, type "finger foo@bar.edu" and not "finger foo".
Putting an animation in your plan is not universally recommended.
23 How do I make a sig?
There are no rules for making sigs. Most sigs contain items like:
o Name, nickname.
o Email and mail addresses.
o ASCII art pics, borders.
o Work and school names, disclaimer.
o Phone, fax, and pager numbers, PINs.
o Quotes and jokes from the poster and other people.
o Info about the poster's .plan, FTP site, WWW home page, PGP key.
You might simply 'Figletize' your name, pop in your addy and a
pic, and presto, instant sig:
| 'Go Johnny Go' || ___| johnsmith@foo.bar.edu
| | || / _) | |
| _ __ __ \||/ __ __ `__ | __| __
\ | ( | | | | | /()\ | | | | | | | |
___/ ___/ _| _| _| _| \__/ _____/ _| _| _| _| __| _| _|
If you're going to have your sig automatically included in your
posts and email, remember that some systems only allow up to 4 lines
in the sig. For info on how to have your sig automatically
included, see Question 24.
If you want to use a larger sig on systems that only allow 4
lines, you will have to insert it manually. On most Unix based
systems, using pico editor, press control-r when you want to insert
the sig, and then type the name (or full pathname) of the file to be
inserted, using vi, ex, ed, the command is ":r <filename>", using
emacs, it's control-x control-r <filename>.
Speaking of sig length, there is a rule of thumb of 4 to 6 lines.
Try to keep sigs around this length for posts, reserving the long
ones for email, and post to the ASCII art groups.
24 How do I have my sig automatically added to my posts and email?
On a Unix system, the process is usually as easy as:
For posts:
If you are using most newsreaders:
o Name the file you want to be used as ".signature"