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From: Luis Fernandes <elf@ee.ryerson.ca>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] lucio-
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:05:19 +0000
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>>>>> "geoff" == geoff  <geoff@collyer.net> writes:

    geoff> [...] I have occasionally wished for a more direct means
    geoff> of notifcation than mail, perhaps the ability to write a
    geoff> short message after the time in a vismon window or pop up
    geoff> an acme window containing a brief message.

Sounds like you need xmotd for Plan9. 

I will add it to the todo list and perhaps propose it as a student
project.