MailListReader a �crit :
>
> If you have the fortune package installed (I don't think Mandrake has one,
> but distros such as slackware do . . .) it should give you that fortune
> when someone telnets in as well as local log in. If you use webadmin you
> can edit which file (yes, there is another way with WU-FTP, but I don't
> know off the top of my head) will be displayed when FTPing in, usually
> '.message' or '.welcome' are default, both in /home/ftp/.
>
> Good Luck!
>
Mandrake does have fortune, the package is fortune-mod-1.0-27mdk. This
program is only called at login when a user get it invocated in its
prefs, while i want to dynamically change content of issue.net and ftp
welcome file everytime it is read.
> On Sun, 3 Sep 2000, Guillaume Rousse wrote:
>
> > MailListReader a �crit :
> > >
> > > Hi:
> > > I know this is a stupid question, but I know someone out there can
> > > answer this real quick. Anyway I want to add a message to telnet logins
> > > (ie when you telnet to my box I want it to say "Welcome to ...." after you
> > > correctly login). How do I do that? I assume it is as simple as editing
> > > a text file. Thanks for all your help.
> > >
> > > Nick
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > The file used is /etc/issue.net This file is automatically built at
> > boottime by /etc/rc.d/rc.local, in order to be kept synchro with your
> > current configuration. So you have to change the script rather than just
> > the file.
> > For my part, i was looking for some way to change this file content (and
> > ftp welcome message too) with a program output (as a new fortune for
> > example) everytime it was called. Has anybody a clue to do this ?
> >
>
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> Nick Webb
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