2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index 2c658a4c562..0484057a4fb 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2004-10-29  Katsumi Yamaoka  <yamaoka@jpl.org>
 
+        * gnus-msg.el (gnus-configure-posting-styles): Work with empty
+        signature file.  Suggested by Manoj Srivastava
+        <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>.
+
         * mm-util.el (mm-coding-system-priorities): Prefer iso-8859-1 than
         iso-2022-jp even in the Japanese language environment.  Suggested
         by Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>.
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
index 7dcef4b813b..886aa80368f 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
@@ -1871,8 +1871,9 @@ this is a reply."
               (setq v (with-temp-buffer
                         (insert-file-contents v)
                         (goto-char (point-max))
-                        (while (bolp)
-                          (delete-char -1))
+                        (skip-chars-backward "\n")
+                        (delete-region (+ (point) (if (bolp) 0 1))
+                                       (point-max))
                         (buffer-string))))
             (setq results (delq (assoc element results) results))
             (push (cons element v) results))))