Is there anyway to code up an html file (with the intent of using it as a
signature file for HTML capable mail readers) so that I could get a
random quote inserted each time?

This page: http://www.hypermall.com/cgi-bin/rand-quotes.pl

creates random quotes from a DB. Any HTML tag that would execute this
when the HTML was displayed?

paul.coene@kodak.com wrote:
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> Is there anyway to code up an html file (with the intent of using it as a
> signature file for HTML capable mail readers) so that I could get a
> random quote inserted each time?[/color]

What 'each time'. Each time you compose an email or each time such an email
is displayed? If you mean the former: look up the manual of you mailer and
check, if it can use the output of an command (e.g. fortune) as signature.
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> This page: http://www.hypermall.com/cgi-bin/rand-quotes.pl
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> creates random quotes from a DB. Any HTML tag that would execute this
> when the HTML was displayed?[/color]

Seems you are meaning the latter version of 'each time'. Only an iframe
could do this at all - not sure, if it is widely supported by html capable
clients. But anyway: don't do it.

If you want some randomness, do it when composing the mail (by hand or a
properly configure mailer).

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paul.coene@kodak.com wrote:[color=blue]
> Is there anyway to code up an html file (with the intent of using it as a
> signature file for HTML capable mail readers) so that I could get a
> random quote inserted each time?
>[/color]
No.

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