> > #ifdef HISTORICAL_T_MODE_MESSAGES > > Well, I guess that's acceptable. Maybe I've just gotten old and > crusty like so many netrekkers before me. If Zach is going to do > this, he should solicit ideas from r.g.n. Uh, if these messages aren't already broken out into a separate file, let's come up with a syntax scheme for a t-mode messages file so that server admins can insert whatever random political statements they want and keep them up to date or not. #define T_MODE_MSGS_FILE <filename> possible T-mode file syntax: <in> Dick Cheney steals GW's lollipop! War ensues! <out> Vaccine for all STDs discovered. War put on hold for free love. have multiple <in> and <out> lines, parse the file when the server starts, or even on galaxy reset. Bob Campbell Unix System Administrator Scientific Computing Division National Center for Atmospheric Research rsc at ucar.edu (303) 497-1815