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= README.TXT =
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Package: motd
Version: 1.0
CoreReq: 088
Creator: TJ Houston (Myrathi)
Contact: myrathi@templar.dhs.org
Created: 24-May-2000
Updated: 06-Sep-2000
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= SECTION CONTENT =
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+ File Overview
+ General Information
+ I'm stuck! How do I install it?
+ I've Done What You Said But It Doesn't Work!
+ What Does It Do?
+ I Want To Disable The Login/Reconnect Tip Windows
+ Contact Information
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= File Overview =
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Files included in this archive (excluding .ECL's):

* /motd/docs/README.TXT          -- <this file>
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* /motd/textcmd/player/motd.src  -- Text-command to show the tip-window
* /motd/textcmd/player/motd.txt  -- Text-file containing the tip message
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* /motd/ctrl_reg.src             -- Registration script for the ICP package
* /motd/logon.src                -- Script called at player login
* /motd/pkg.cfg                  -- Package Configuration File
* /motd/reconnect.src            -- Script called at player reconnection

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= General Information =
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I don't pass shard-virii scripts but if you're in the least bit dubious about
the nature of any .ECL files within this package, feel free to recompile them!
You should really do that with all supplied .SRC files, anyway! :-)

Please note that this package is shard-friendly and is initially disabled in
'pkg.cfg'. To enable it, simply alter the entry in 'pkg.cfg' from "Enabled 0"
to "Enabled 1" and (re)start your server. :-)

- The ICP package is supplied seperately.
- (check the ONElist under "OptionalPackages/").

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= I'm stuck! How do I install it? =
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1) Install the package to your /pkg/opt directory (or whichever you choose)
2) Ensure the package is enabled (see previous paragraph)
3) Start (or restart) your server so that it's recognized.

Et voil! It should work! :)

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= I've Done What You Said But It Doesn't Work! =
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The only things that should stop this from working are:

1) Not having an up-to-date core (anything 088 or higher should work)
2) The .ECL files are from a different compiler-version

In those cases:

1) Update your version of the core! At the time of writing, the latest full
   core release is 090!
2) Re-compile all the .SRC files in this archive.

If neither of these work, then I'm not sure what is causing it! Take a note
of any/all error messages that are being shown and email me! :)

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= What Does It Do? =
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Three things are now in place:

1) When a player initially logs into your shard, the logon.ecl will be called
   and the MOTD.ECL script will be run, showing the tip window.
2) When a player reconnects after a link-dead, the reconnect.ecl will be
   called and the MOTD.ECL script will be run, showing the tip window.
3) When your players type ".motd" the tip window will appear containing
   whatever you've got in the /motd/textcmd/player/motd.txt file :)

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= I Want To Disable The Login/Reconnect Tip Windows =
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To disable the auto-MOTD options, simply delete the corresponding .ECL file!
If the core (server) can't find the .ECL files, then it can't run them :)

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= Contact Information =
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I hope you find this package useful! :-)

Any comments, ideas, flames or general "stuff" should go, by email, to:

   myrathi@templar.dhs.org
   
Happy scripting!

- Myrathi

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All files within this archive are (OS) TJ Houston (Myrathi), 24-May-2000
and are, as such, freely editable. Please give due credit, ok? :-)