Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 09:15:00 -0400 From: Eric van Gyzen <eric@vangyzen.net> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Improving /etc/motd and ANSI Message-ID: <540DABD4.20908@vangyzen.net> In-Reply-To: <20140908053250.GE82175@funkthat.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1409061646170.69004@wonkity.com> <B16D580C-1337-40B2-8DC2-AEF63D0A4027@bsdimp.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1409061727380.69004@wonkity.com> <20140908053250.GE82175@funkthat.com>
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On 09/08/2014 01:32, John-Mark Gurney wrote:
> Also, we should reference a url for questions or problems, and not
> include questions@ in the motd... The url can better include
> information, and other places to find help, like for forums.
Warren: Thank you for your effort to maintain this.
As another possibility, how about putting just the following in /etc/motd:
====
Welcome to FreeBSD! For help getting started, please visit:
http://freebsd.org/welcome
Edit /etc/motd to change this login announcement.
====
That URL would contain the information currently in /etc/motd. We could
easily maintain it to match the real world. Always up-to-date
information, extreme flexibility for presentation, small motd, zero risk
of terminal incompatibility, no confusing quotes.
Eric
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