Variable: message-signature-separator

message-signature-separator is a customizable variable defined in message.el.gz.

Value

"^-- $"

Documentation

Regexp matching the signature separator.

This variable is used to strip off the signature from quoted text when message-cite-function is message-cite-original-without-signature. Most useful values are "^-- $" (strict) and "^-- *$" (loose; allow missing whitespace).

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 22.3.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/message.el.gz
;;; End of variables adopted from `message-utils.el'.

(defcustom message-signature-separator "^-- $"
  "Regexp matching the signature separator.
This variable is used to strip off the signature from quoted text
when `message-cite-function' is
`message-cite-original-without-signature'.  Most useful values
are \"^-- $\" (strict) and \"^-- *$\" (loose; allow missing
whitespace)."
  :type '(choice (const :tag "strict" "^-- $")
		 (const :tag "loose" "^-- *$")
		 regexp)
  :version "22.3" ;; Gnus 5.10.12 (changed default)
  :link '(custom-manual "(message)Various Message Variables")
  :group 'message-various)