System adding blank lines when creating new email

[Mark Berndt]

On Fri, 25 Sep 2015 05:57:55 PM Rangel, Rolando wrote:
> I just noticed that the issue is fixed if I remove my signature @
> preferences > composing messages > automatically add signature > never
> 
> It does not matter if the signature is formatted as html or text, the
> system still adds additional lines at the beginning of the email when I
> use it.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> On 2015-09-25 17:14, Rangel, Rolando wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > A few weeks ago I ran an apt-get upgrade with no issues. After that I
> > noticed that my emails are going out with 3 blank lines on top of every
> > message. Where can I fix this?
> > 
> > Thanks for your help!


Blank lines are part of the signature, it is detailed in one of the RFC's.  
The blank lines are to separate the message from the signature.