@section Mail Signature
@cindex mail signature
-@vindex mail-signature-file
-@vindex mail-signature
+@vindex message-signature-file
+@vindex message-signature
You can add a standard piece of text---your @dfn{mail
signature}---to the end of every message. This signature may contain
information such as your telephone number or your physical location.
-The variable @code{mail-signature} determines how Emacs handles the
+The variable @code{message-signature} determines how Emacs handles the
mail signature.
- The default value of @code{mail-signature} is @code{t}; this means
-to look for your mail signature in the file @file{~/.signature}. If
-this file exists, its contents are automatically inserted into the end
-of the mail buffer. You can change the signature file via the
-variable @code{mail-signature-file}.
+ The default value of @code{message-signature} is @code{t}; this
+means to look for your mail signature in the file @file{~/.signature}.
+If this file exists, its contents are automatically inserted into the
+end of the mail buffer. You can change the signature file via the
+variable @code{message-signature-file}.
- If you change @code{mail-signature} to a string, that specifies the
-text of the signature directly.
+ If you change @code{message-signature} to a string, that specifies
+the text of the signature directly.
@kindex C-c C-w @r{(Message mode)}
@findex message-insert-signature
- If you change @code{mail-signature} to @code{nil}, Emacs will not
+ If you change @code{message-signature} to @code{nil}, Emacs will not
insert your mail signature automatically. You can insert your mail
signature by typing @kbd{C-c C-w} (@code{message-insert-signature}) in
the mail buffer. Emacs will look for your signature in the signature
file.
+@vindex mail-signature-file
+@vindex mail-signature
+ If you use Mail mode rather than Message mode for composing your
+mail, the corresponding variables that determine how your signature is
+sent are @code{mail-signature} and @code{mail-signature-file} instead.
+
By convention, a mail signature should be marked by a line whose
contents are @samp{-- }. If your signature lacks this prefix, it is
added for you. The remainder of your signature should be no more than