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I was recently writing the motd and rules files for a server, and i was thinking "I know unreal supports an opermotd, so i think i should make one". But what should I put in it? Unreal Commands? Snomasks? Current Opers? Anyone have some suggestions?

Some examples:

• The most important: a link to the Security tips/checklist to educate your opers about security
• A link to the online version of unreal32docs.html
• Links to other web pages containing information for opers only
• A list of opers describing what their jobs are (in short)
• Other useful information only for opers (if you have)

Also consider using the OperNews feature of Services (if you have such a feature) for showing temporary information. This is also good for your opers who don't have access to oper.motd.

Putting snomasks and commands here wouldn't be a good idea. But telling your opers that they can use /helpop for information is okay.

Simply listing the names of opers perhaps should go to the MOTD (instead of OperMOTD).

I usually used it for oper rules. Yes, the opers should know the rules, but putting them in front of their face everytime they /oper leaves them with *no* excuses when they break the rules.

Good point. We dont have an opermotd, nor really a motd. Instead we have a policy document currently evolving, that covers EVERYONE from administrators to users in seperate classes.

Ok, thanks for the replies. Those are some good ideas, although does anyone have a good list of oper rules. I have some generic ones in mind but more strict rules would help. Now this is kind of off topic from my original reason for posting this, but what about a BOTMOTD, i've never really been able to see a purpose for this, although i'm sure there is.

Well oper rules are really specific to the network. The rules for the opers depend on the rules of your network.

As for a botmotd, the idea of that is the rules for bots. For example, maybe your server only allows certain kinds of bots. Like most servers disallow "war" bots. You may also have a limit on the number of bots from a single IP. Like maybe you allow 3 clients per IP, but only 1 of them may be a bot. Perhaps your network requires all bots to be +B, which could also be mentioned. Maybe it also requires you to notify the admin of bots, etc. Anything that a bot owner would need to know would be included in the botmotd.