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MOTD Maker

Most SSH servers issue a “message of the day” file when you log in to them, generally located at /etc/motd. This file can contain anything from news about the server to random ASCII art but sitting and typing in ANSI colour codes to emphasize text takes time.

This program was written to make it easy to generate MOTD files that contain bold and underline formatting along with the 8 colours you can use. Currently the program allows you to output as raw ASCII (control characters saved as ASCII 027) or as the characters `027. The “raw” output option is recommended for copying straight over your existing file.

There is a subtle irony that it is a Windows program to create MOTD files for Unix servers however it was written when I was remotely administering Linux machines and had no access to them as a desktop development environment :)

Screenshots

The main program interface The main program interface The main program interface The program on a production server All available colours

Downloads

The files available for this release are below.

File Description
MOTDMakerFullSetup103.exeMOTD Maker Full Installer - This setup file contains everything required to install, this is the recommended package if you have never downloaded the program before.
MOTDMakerMinimalSetup103.exeMOTD Maker Minimal Installer - This installer contains only the program files.