How to get an X-Face (in slrn)

1) choose a Foto
2) converto to size 48x48 pixel (e.g. using GIMP)
3) convert to black & white (e.g. using threshold)
4) save as GIF, PNG, JPEG/JPG or TIFF
5) use http://www.dairiki.org/xface/xface.php to convert your file
   (step 3 can be achieved by this service too!)

When you want to use your x-face in the newsreader slrn, you 
have to add it to the lines "set custom_headers" and 
"set followup_custom_headers". Bute make sure, you replace 
all " with \", all % with %%, and all \ with \\.

again:
  "  ->  \"
  \  ->  \\
  %  ->  %%


How to get an X-Face (in mutt)

Same as above but different escaping:
You have to write an extra backslash (\) infront of following
characters:
  ;
  $
  \
  #
  `

                                                         Karl Voit