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From: garyc@hobbes.wv.tek.com (Gary Combs)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: motd under xdm?
Message-ID: <10160@orca.wv.tek.com>
Date: 19 Feb 91 20:45:15 GMT
References: <1991Feb18.143837.16409@rice.edu>
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Reply-To: garyc@hobbes.wv.tek.com (Gary Combs)
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Here is what I use:

	In my .x11init (.Xsession or others) I put

		/usr/local/bin/checkmotd

	It then checks /usr/local/bin/Motd. Here are the scripts.

------------- /usr/local/bin/checkmotd --------------------
#!/bin/sh
if [ ! -f $HOME/.motd ]
then
	touch $HOME/.motd
	sleep 5
	xterm -geometry 70x24+110+120 -title "Message Of The Day" -fn LucidaV2RT14 -e /usr/local/bin/Motd &
else
	whic="`ls -lt /etc/motd $HOME/.motd`"
	file="`echo $whic | awk ' { print $9 } '`"
	if [ "$file" = "/etc/motd" ]
	then
		touch $HOME/.motd
		sleep 5
		xterm -geometry 70x24+110+120 -title "Message Of The Day" -fn LucidaV2RT14 -e /usr/local/bin/Motd &
	fi
fi
------------- /usr/local/bin/Motd --------------------
#!/bin/sh
cat /etc/motd
echo "Press return when done reading ..."
read ans