MirBSD manpage: motd(5)
MOTD(5) BSD Reference Manual MOTD(5)
motd - message of the day
The /etc/motd file is normally displayed by login(1) after a user has
logged in but before the shell is run. It is generally used for important
system-wide announcements. During system startup, a line containing the
kernel version string replaces all lines up to (but not including) the
first blank line of this file.
Individual users may suppress the display of this file by creating a file
named .hushlogin in their home directories.
/etc/motd
OpenBSD 3.0 (GENERIC) #5: Sat Jan 26 20:13:07 MST 2002
Make sure you have a .forward file...
4/17 Machine will be down for backups all day Saturday.
login(1)
MirBSD #10-current December 28, 1994 1