diff --git a/cmd/show/motd.pl b/cmd/show/motd.pl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa774a9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/show/motd.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#
+# send the motd for this user
+#
+
+my ($self, $line) = @_;
+
+$self->send_motd;
+
+return (1);
diff --git a/perl/Version.pm b/perl/Version.pm
index 80634766..7dd45ac2 100644
--- a/perl/Version.pm
+++ b/perl/Version.pm
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ use vars qw($version $subversion $build);
 
 $version = '1.55';
 $subversion = '0';
-$build = '35';
+$build = '36';
 
 1;