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Re: telnet message?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Fisher)
Wed Aug 7 02:32:15 1996
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 18:47:49 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jeff Fisher <jeff@kcrg.com>
To: root <root@oldcolo.com>
cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960806045943.476A-100000@oldcolo.com>
On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, root wrote:
> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 05:05:29 -0600 (MDT)
> From: root <root@oldcolo.com>
> To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: telnet message?
>
> Ok, here goes...
>
> I would like to be able to gave a message pop up with/instead of:
> Linux 2.0.0 (oldcolo.com) (ttyp2)
>
> before the login prompt. I have this for dialin users by using /etc/issue
> When you telnet in, you only get the previous message. Does anyone know
> of a way to put out a message for a telnet session before login?
Try creating/editing /etc/issue.net
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Jeff Fisher Gazette MIS
jeff@kcrg.com Cedar Rapids, IA, US
Contrary to popular belief, Unix is user friendly. It just happens to be
very selective about who it decides to make friends with.
