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|    Randon displays question    |
|    19 May 25 18:00:36    |
   
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   Hello Digital.   
      
   30 Sep 70 01:10, you wrote to me:   
      
    DM> Re: Randon displays question   
    DM> By: Rick V to Digital Man on Mon May 19 2025 03:02 pm   
      
    >> Hello Digital.   
    >>   
    >> 29 Sep 70 20:46, you wrote to me:   
    >>   
    >> DM> Re: Randon displays question   
    >> DM> By: Rick V to All on Mon May 19 2025 12:24 pm   
    >>   
    >> >> I use the stock "random" displays when ever someone logs in.   
    >> But   
    >> >> when they do, 2 of the displays run, one after the other. Is   
    >> there   
    >> >> a setting to have just one display at the time of a login?   
    >>   
    >> DM> There's no "setting" - when a display file includes a wildcard   
    >> ('*' or   
    >> DM> '?') one file matching that pattern is picked at random.   
    >> That's it.   
    >> DM> Double check what files you have and what pattern you're   
    >> using.   
      
    >> I have the stock 8 Random*.msg display files in my text/menu   
    >> directory. Everytime a login happens 2 are always displayed.   
      
    DM> That's not normal. Maybe you *also* have text/menu/logon.* files?   
      
    DM> There's a debug-level message logged by the terminal server whenever a   
    DM> display file is sent to the remote client, i.e. "Printing file: x" -   
    DM> that can be helpful in determining file is being sent when.   
    DM> --   
    DM> digital man (rob)   
      
   Found a stray Logon.asc in the menu directory. Also turned on Debug and also   
   saw it there. Removed that file and it is fine now.. Thanks for the help!   
      
   Rick V   
      
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