A fortune cookie program which can be added to your login or logout procedures. The display of cookies is not truly random, as stated in the help file, but is tied to the system clock. Create a foreign command: COOK*IE :== $DISK:[DIRECTORY]COOKIE The COOKIE program expects both BLACKLIST.DAT and FORTUNES.DAT to be in SYS$SYSTEM:. This can be easily changed. BLACKLIST.DAT contains the list of names of people who can't resist temptation. Poor Mr./Ms. Smith is included only as an example. PLEASE NOTE !!!!!! Much of the information in the fortunes file is clearly taken from other sources. Most users have not been careful to include the rightful author. The submitter disavows all responsibility for copyright problems and/or plagiarism. The rightful authors are gratefully acknowledged regardless of who they may be.