xmotd(8) on Linux
The text 32c74552601c, as Debian 7 (Wheezy), Debian 6.0 (Squeeze), Debian 5.0 (Lenny), Debian 4.0 (Etch), Debian 3.1 (Sarge) shipped it.
message-of-the-day browser for X (and dumb terminals, VT100, etc.)
Flags it lists
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-always -
-help -
-paranoid -
-showfilename -
-tail -
-usedomains