--- miscJava/bukkit-minecraft-plugins/HoerupUtils/src/main/java/dk/thoerup/bukkit/hoeruputils/MotdHandler.java	2012/09/23 12:09:50	1849
+++ miscJava/bukkit-minecraft-plugins/HoerupUtils/src/main/java/dk/thoerup/bukkit/hoeruputils/MotdHandler.java	2012/09/23 12:30:09	1850
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
-
 
+import java.io.*;
 
 public class MotdHandler implements Listener, CommandExecutor {
 
@@ -31,22 +30,27 @@
 		this.plugin = plugin;
 	}
 
+	private String colors(String str) {
+		return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', str );
+	}
+
 	private void readMotdFile(CommandSender player) {
 		File motd = new File(plugin.getDataFolder(), "motd.txt");
 		if (motd.exists()) {
 			try {
-				RandomAccessFile raf = new RandomAccessFile(motd,"r");
+				BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader( new FileInputStream( motd) ) );
 				String line;
-				while ( (line=raf.readLine()) != null) {
+				while ( (line=in.readLine()) != null) {
 					line = line.trim();
 					if (line.startsWith("#")) {
 						continue;
 					}
 					if (line.length() > 0) {
+						line = colors(line);
 						player.sendMessage( line );
 					}
 				}
-				raf.close();
+				in.close();
 			} catch (IOException e) {
 				plugin.getLogger().severe("Could not read motd.txt:" + e.getMessage() );
 			}