The "NOTICE" feature produces a banner (an output string) to the connecting terminal/terminal emulator displaying what was entered.
Entering the banner content
Specifying NOTICE on the DECserver
The NOTICE is a quoted string of 1 to 70 characters which may be displayed on a port when a local user logs in. The default is no notice string.
CHANGE SERVER NOTICE 'Logged in to server BOB'
Configuring specific port(s) to display the banner contents
Specifying NOTICE on the Port
Determines if the Server’s notice string will be enabled/displayed on a port after a local user successfully logs in. Not all ports may require this output.
CHANGE PORT 4 NOTICES ENABLE
Server Notice
From the DNAS Command Guide Page 4-127:
Syntax
{SET/DEFINE/CHANGE} SERVER NOTICE "TEXT" {ENABLED/DISABLED}
Description: This privileged command specifies a brief description which may be displayed on a port when a local user logs in. (default: no text string). The text string value is a string of 1 to 70 ASCII characters. You must enclose the string in quotation marks ("text-string"). To clear a text string, enter the command with a quoted null string (" ").
- ENABLED enables the Server’s notice string to be displayed.
- DISABLED disables the Server’s notice string from being displayed.
Port Notices
From the DNAS Command Guide Page 4-59:
Description: A privileged option that determines if the Server’s notice string will be displayed on a port.
- ENABLED enables the Server’s notice string to be displayed.
- DISABLED disables the Server’s notice string from being displayed.
The Server’s notice is set via the SET/DEFINE/CHANGE SERVER NOTICE command. The default is PORT_n, where n is the port number. This command accepts a port-list or ALL as a parameter for the PORT keyword.
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