A workaround is to add "-motd localhost" to the command used to start bzflag.
I've encountered this too, and found this bug report didn't provide the workaround, so I checked the code. bzflag.cxx accepts a -motd flag, to override the default motdServer configuration setting. The manual page doesn't mention the flag. The default value is in Protocol.h, set to "http://bzflag.org/motd.php" -- James Cameron mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://quozl.netrek.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]