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The only problem is that some people might have difficulty obtaining audio modems that could be made to work with their cell phones... On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I know I might be little youn but code4lib needs a bbs > > Riley Childs > Student > Asst. Head of IT Services > Charlotte United Christian Academy > (704) 497-2086 > RileyChilds.net > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Joe Hourcle" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: 7/14/2014 11:52 AM > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] net.fun > > On Jul 14, 2014, at 10:44 AM, Cary Gordon wrote: > > > I remember when system administrators would change the MOTD daily. The > '80s > > were so pastoral. > > 0 0 * * * /bin/fortune > /etc/motd > > or, for those running Vixie cron (which most people weren't in the 80s) : > > @daily /bin/fortune > /etc/motd > > > ... but then, everyone went the way of 'web portals' and the like, rather > than assuming everyone was going to be (telnet|tn3270)ing into a (unix|cms) > system so they could check their e-mail, nntp, gopher, etc. > > -Joe > > ps. is it disturbing that the talk of motd is making me nostalgic for > ASCII art? > > > > > > > On Monday, July 14, 2014, Joe Hourcle <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > >> On Jul 14, 2014, at 8:21 AM, Riley Childs wrote: > >> > >>> My MOTDs are not as fun... > >>> > >>> RUN GET OUT OF HERE > >>> YOU ARE NOT WELCOME TODAY > >>> RESTRICTED ACCESS HERE. > >> > >> I would expect that in the banner, not the motd: > >> > >> $ more /etc/banner > >> > >> This US Government computer is for authorized users only. By > >> accessing > >> this system you are consenting to complete monitoring with no > >> expectation of privacy. Unauthorized access or use may subject > you > >> to > >> disciplinary action and criminal prosecution. > >> > >> > >> The banner gets displayed before the login prompt, the motd gets > displayed > >> after ... there's also an assumption that the motd changes regularly, as > >> it's 'message of the day' ... although most people have it be completely > >> random and just call fortune or never bother changing it. > >> > >> -Joe > >> > > > > > > -- > > Cary Gordon > > The Cherry Hill Company > > http://chillco.com >