DESCRIPTION

The file bnmotd.txt contains text displayed by bnetd(1), when users first log into the server.

The file bnnews.txt contains text displayed when the user uses the /news chat command.

The files consist of raw text with printf-style formatting escapes. Each line of a file can contain a type formatter from the following list:

%B

Use the broadcast attribute (???).

%C

Execute the line as if the user entered it as a command.

%E

Use the error attribute (red).

%I

Use the info attribute (yellow). This is the same was %W.

%M

Normal chat message (white). This will appear as if the user said it.

%T

Emote chat message (???). This will appear as if the user said it.

%W

Use the warning attribute (yellow). This is the same was %I.

Within a line, any of the following format formatters may be used:

%%

Expand to a literal percent sign (%).

%a

Expand to the number of accounts on the server.

%c

Expand to the number of channels on the server. This includes all permanent and current temporary channels.

%g

Expand to the number of games on the server. This includes both public and private (passworded) games.

%h

Expand to the hostname of the server (as returned by gethostname(2)).

%i

Expand to this user's account ID number, formatted with a leading pound (#) sign and leading zeros.

%l

Expand to this user's current chat name which is usually the same

%r

Expand to the IP of the remote machine (the client).

%t

Expand to four character client tag.

%u

Expand to the number of users logged into the server.

%v

Expand to the version number of the server.

AUTHOR

Ross Combs ([email protected])