[293] in Athena User Interface
Re: MOTD question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher D. Beland)
Tue Jul 18 23:59:17 2000
Message-Id: <200007190359.XAA10532@oxyacetylene.mit.edu>
To: aui@MIT.EDU
In-reply-to: The events that comprise the history of the universe.
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 23:59:14 -0400
From: "Christopher D. Beland" <beland@MIT.EDU>
> Should users get the MOTD every time they log in, or only if the
> message has changed since the last time they read it?
Two votes in the Zone for "just when it's changed."
Actually applying mental effort, I think that maybe it's better if
people don't learn to ignore the MOTD as the same-old same-old.
Also, a clarification:
The "Don't display this dialog again" button on the MOTD popup window
will go away, but people should (according to the prevailing winds in
E40 this evening) still be able to turn off the MOTD in the "Startup
Hint" capplet.
-B.
