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-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pikas, Christina K.
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 12:22 PM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] net.fun
Today's ascii art are emoji ((\・・)σ http://home.emojicons.com/)
-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joe Hourcle
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 11:49 AM
To: [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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