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Date:      Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:21:19 -0400
From:      "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com>
To:        "Roman Katsnelson" <romank@graphnet.com>
Cc:        "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: motd rotation
Message-ID:  <199809172321.TAA00981@laker.net>

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On Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:40:28 -0400, Roman Katsnelson wrote:

>> In one message, which I've already deleted, I believe you indicated
>> that you really wanted to change the motd each time someone logged
>> in...
>> 
>> If that's the case, how about simply creating a "fortune" database and
>> replace the standard one with your's ??
>> 
>
>wait, what's a fortune database?

On most unix systems, there is a "game" program called "fortune" which
displays witty quotes from famous or infamous people.  A long time ago,
I looked at it a little because I wanted to have my own collection of
witty quotes...

It could easily be adapted to your requirements, I believe...

See man fortune


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