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From: jg@crl.dec.com (Jim Gettys)
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Subject: Re: Should login xterms show /etc/motd?
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Date: 23 Jul 90 15:22:55 GMT
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> xterm has half of /bin/login in it already - it can update /etc/utmp
> and /usr/adm/wtmp, chown the pty, etc.  Why not throw the rest in?  It
> would make things much less confusing for our novice users - xterm
> logins would appear nearly identical to normal terminal logins.

xterm has all this junk in it for historical (hysterical) reasons.
This doesn't mean it is a good idea to add hacks on hacks; therein
lies long term madness.  xdm did not exist at the time the hacks were
going into xterm.
			- Jim