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
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>  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
>