doubled sig

2 definitions found

doubled sig - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  doubled sig
  
     A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet
     article or, less commonly, in an electronic mail message.
     An article or message with a doubled sig can be caused by
     improperly configured software.  More often, however, it
     reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic
     communication.
  
     See BIFF, pseudo.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1994-12-07)
  

doubled sig - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  doubled sig
   n.
  
     A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet article or,
     less commonly, in an electronic mail message. An article or message
     with a doubled sig can be caused by improperly configured software.
     More often, however, it reveals the author's lack of experience in
     electronic communication. See B1FF, pseudo.