"The cause of the problem is:
/dev/clue was linked to /dev/null"
Teehee.
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ballard/bofh/bofhserver.pl
On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Kyle Banerjee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>>
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