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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: long motd files - screen pause?
To: richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (Veggy Vinny)
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 13:31:15 -0700 (MST)
Cc: terry@lambert.org, questions@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <Pine.PTX.3.91.960529132627.29367j-100000@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> from "Veggy Vinny" at May 29, 96 01:27:03 pm
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> > > > Soloution #2:
> > > > 
> > > > 	Use a smaller motd.  Use the UNIX 'news' package (*not* netnews)
> > > > 	in the /etc/csh/cshrc, et al.
> > > 
> > > 	I'm not sure how CSUA.Berkeley.EDU does it, it's running on a
> > > Sequent machine running Dynix but would news do it?
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure 'news' uses 'more'.
> 
> 	Hmmm, how is the motd displayed like what program generates it 
> upon logging in?

/bin/login if ~/.hushlogin doesn't exist.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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