On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 06:08:49AM +1000, john duncan wrote:
  | Hi,
  |    I am collecting Australian poetry, pithy sayings and jokes
  | to make my own fortune files; following this method
  | 
  | http://kimihia.org.nz/how/fortune/

Hi John.


  |    It occurred to me that I might be re-inventing the wheel.
  | Does anyone know of any available Australian fortune files?

Not off the top of my head; maybe someone else has ideas.


  |    I also have to figure out where in the system it is told
  | to read me a fortune when i login.

Depending upon the shell:

	shell		all users	just you
	-----		---------	--------
	(k)sh		/etc/profile	$HOME/.profile
	(t)csh		/etc/csh.login	~/.login

Luke.