From owner-freebsd-newbies Fri Apr 3 18:59:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA10060 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 18:59:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA10046 for ; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 18:59:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id SAA11340 for ; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 18:59:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 18:59:02 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: new motd In-Reply-To: <19980404073107.19308@welearn.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hello! Please evaluate the following suggestion for a replacement /etc/motd (login message). The current one is completely incorrect and I'd like to save some headaches by directing people to some technical help resources before hitting the lists. Please make sure you cc: me on any replies since I don't have the resources to monitor -newbies in depth. Thanks for any feedback! == /etc/motd begin == FreeBSD 2.2-VERSION (MYKERNEL) .... Welcome to FreeBSD! Please see the Releases page at http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/releases/ for up-to-the-minute information and important security advisories. If you require technical assistance: 1. See the errata for this release on the Releases page. 2. Search the Handbook, FAQ, and mail archives at http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/search.html. 3. If you still have a question or problem, collect the output of `uname -a' and of any relevant program(s) and email your question to questions@FreeBSD.ORG. Enter `/stand/sysinstall' to re-enter the installation and configuration utility. Edit /etc/motd to change this login announcement. == /etc/motd end == Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message