From: dave@horsfall.org (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: [TUHS] Origin of the MOTD file?
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 07:20:14 +1100 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.21.1803160713350.819@aneurin.horsfall.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d0099789-dc3b-2f0a-59b3-0c72c3c896c0@case.edu>
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2018, Chet Ramey wrote:
>> One amusing thing to do with /etc/motd is to add the like “You might
>> have mail.” [...]
>
> Try adding "Segmentation Fault (core dumped)".
I've done both of those, along with "System down for disk crashing at
...". It was sort of true, as it was scheduled maintenance which involved
removing the RK-05 disks, prising them open with something like a speculum
(in the open air!), and running some sort of a deflection gauge along the
platter to see how warped it was. I think the DEC Field Circus
Ginger-Beer also wiped the heads and replaced the NiCd battery...
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Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will suffer."
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-03-15 20:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-03-15 15:29 Dan Cross
2018-03-15 15:35 ` Ron Natalie
2018-03-15 15:36 ` Chet Ramey
2018-03-15 15:41 ` Ron Natalie
2018-03-15 20:20 ` Dave Horsfall [this message]
2018-03-15 20:25 ` Warner Losh
2018-03-15 15:51 ` Clem Cole
2018-03-15 15:53 ` Clem Cole
2018-03-15 16:55 ` Ron Natalie
2018-03-15 18:04 ` Jeremy C. Reed
2018-03-15 20:00 Doug McIlroy
2018-03-15 20:51 ` Dave Horsfall
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