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+setl textwidth=72
+setl formatoptions=jaw12tcql
+setl spell
+setl noundofile noswapfile nobackup
+
+setl equalprg=pandoc\ -f\ markdown\ -t\ markdown
+
+" http://cedricduval.free.fr/download/mail.vim
+function! Mail_Erase_Sig()
+  " search for the signature pattern (takes into account signature delimiters
+  " from broken mailers that forget the space after the two dashes)
+  let i = 0
+  while ((i <= line('$')) && (getline(i) !~ '^> *-- \=$'))
+    let i = i + 1
+  endwhile
+
+  " if found, then
+  if (i != line('$') + 1)
+    " first, look for our own signature, to avoid deleting it
+    let j = i
+    while (j < line('$') && (getline(j + 1) !~ '^-- $'))
+      let j = j + 1
+    endwhile
+
+    " second, search for the last non empty (non sig) line
+    while ((i > 0) && (getline(i - 1) =~ '^\(>\s*\)*$'))
+      let i = i - 1
+    endwhile
+
+    " third, delete those lines plus the signature
+    exe ':'.i.','.(j - 1).'d'
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+call Mail_Erase_Sig()
+
+" Get right to composing the body:
+if line('$') > 1 && line("'\"") < 1
+  :normal gg}
+endif