% Alternative letter layout.
% Align left the sender's address and signature.
% Gary Houston.

\def\opening#1{\ifx\@empty\fromaddress
  \thispagestyle{firstpage}%
    \@date\ifx\@empty\@docnum\else
      \\ref: \@docnum\fi
     \par
  \else
    \thispagestyle{empty}%
    \fromaddress \\*[2\parskip]%
    \@date
    \ifx\@empty\docnum\else
      \\ref: \@docnum\fi
    \par
  \fi
  \vspace{2\parskip}%
  {\raggedright \toname \\ \toaddress \par}%
  \vspace{2\parskip}%
  \ifx\@empty\@subject\else
    {\bf\@subject}\par\vspace{2\parskip}\fi
  #1\par\nobreak}

% Prevent indentation of the closing.
\longindentation = 0pt
