From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 19 13:33:38 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B070F16A4CE for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:33:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from dshsmsg2.dshs.wa.gov (dshsmsg2.dshs.wa.gov [147.56.131.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E21C843F75 for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:33:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from FELTIRC@dshs.wa.gov) Received: from 147.56.131.20 by dshsmsg2.dshs.wa.gov with ESMTP (DSHS MMS SMTP Relay (MMS v4.7);); Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:33:36 -0800 X-Server-Uuid: 1a548dfa-be79-11d4-99cf-009027d0d054 Received: by dshsmsg1.dshs.wa.gov with Internet Mail Service ( 5.5.2657.72) id ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:33:37 -0800 Message-ID: <496C6CA6ABA8DD4AB652EA39C9E5540D2938BB@dshs-exch1> From: "Feltis, Ralph C." To: "'Marty Landman'" , cpghost@cordula.ws, paulbeard@mac.com Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:33:35 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) X-WSS-ID: 13A53E3A1336382-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Network messaging X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:33:38 -0000 The clients are pretty static, as they boot from a CD and do not authenticate anywhere but locally. User-specified MOTD would be the ideal way to go, but since the clients aren't normal clients, it doesn't seem so possible. Reading a text file from the server using ssh at logon will achieve pretty much the same results. -----Original Message----- From: Marty Landman [mailto:MLandman@face2interface.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 1:30 PM To: Feltis, Ralph C.; cpghost@cordula.ws; paulbeard@mac.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Network messaging At 04:21 PM 11/19/2003, Feltis, Ralph C. wrote: >Ahh yes, I see how preparing an elegant solution would provide greater >flexibility. However, Cordula's solution (ssh user@some.host strings >somefile) is about a 15 second fix, whereas setting up a server is, well, >not so much a 15 second fix. Cant' blame me for trying though. BTW can't you easily rig up something to keep the account MOTD's current with whatever the latest images are? Marty Landman Face 2 Interface Inc 845-679-9387 Sign On Required: Web membership software for your site Make a Website: http://face2interface.com/Home/Demo.shtml