You can get MOTDs by mail, through a mailing list.

For System MOTDs (the ones that affect service):

        To subscribe, send email to majordomo@panix.com; the subject is
        irrelevant; the body should be
            subscribe motd-system

        To unsubscribe from the list, send email to majordomo@panix.com;
        the subject is irrelevant; the body should be
            unsubscribe motd-system

For Social MOTDs (about Panix events):
        To subscribe, send email to majordomo@panix.com; the subject is
        irrelevant; the body should be
            subscribe motd-social

        To unsubscribe from the list, send email to majordomo@panix.com;
        the subject is irrelevant; the body should be
            unsubscribe motd-social

You can also read them with a newsreader in panix.motd.system and
panix.motd.social and you can read system announcements on the web:
 http://www.panix.com/panix/help/Announcements/