> I should have been more explicit. I understand how to have a static motd
> displayed (of course one could edit the /etc/motd file to change the
> message) - but that falls under the heading of useful linux tricks.
>
> The slack box seems to dynamically pull quotes from a 'quote' server. I've
> scoured the local drives and there are no such quote files. It is more
> matter of curiousity than usefulness.
I think what you're talking about is Fortune, though it's been YEARS
since I've used slackware. Check out the fortune package, it's probably
on freshmeat somewhere, or even available on a redhat mirror or the
like.
Matt
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