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1. SignatureDB currently stores its signatures in a plain-text file
2. One signature per carraige-return (\n) terminated line.
3. Every signature has a unique 10 digit ascending numerical key/ID
4. Each field is delimited by a single colon (:)
5. Signature and Comments fields are Print-quotable encoded (ie, =20 is a space)
6. Maximum TOTAL LINE LENGTH (all fields combined) is 1024 bytes

Field Name	Field Type	Format
Key	Integer	Monotonically Ascending as generated via database
Major Catagory	Integer	as produced using printf("%d",x);
Minor Catagory	Integer	as produced using printf("%d",x);
Flags	Integer (16-bit)	as produced using printf("%d",x);
Signature String	Character string	Print Quotable encoded
Comments	Character string	Print Quotable encoded

Example SignatureDB lines

	4:1:9:0:some =99=3F=3F=32 binary=20=20string's:Just a binary test string
	5:2:1:0:What would Jesus do?:A Hoax virus which causes more trouble than real ones