[Bug 212637] Improve post-install message for clarity and convenience

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            Bug ID: 212637
           Summary: Improve post-install message for clarity and
                    convenience
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: freebsd-ports-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: dalescott at shaw.ca

Created attachment 174701
  --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=174701&action=edit
diff -u pkg-message.in pkg-message.in.proposed > pkg-message.in.diff

I would like to suggest a change to the noip pkg-message to provide additional
information for binary install using pkg. 

I recently rebuilt several systems, including installing the noip DDNS client.
I must have a terrible memory, because each time I had to search for the files
installed by the package and then read README.FIRST to re-learn how to
configure the package for use.

To save time the next time I install noip, I propose a wording change for the
post-install message. I have included some additional information for clarity
assuming that many users will be part-time sysadmins like me. I discussed this
off-list with the port maintainer on record (Stanislaw Halik), who agreed in
concept and requested I submit a PR including diff file.

Current post-install message:

###########################################################
You need to generate the noip config file 'no-ip2.conf' in
%%PREFIX%%/etc/no-ip2.conf.  To do this automatically, run:

        make conf

You need to register with www.no-ip.com to use this port.

You also need to add the following line to your
/etc/rc.conf or /etc/rc.conf.local file:
noip_enable="YES"
###########################################################


Proposed post-install message:

###########################################################
You must have a registered host with No-IP (www.noip.com)
to use the noip Dynamic DNS Update Client (DUC).

You must also create the noip config file
%%PREFIX%%/etc/no-ip2.conf before using noip. To create the
configuration file, run as root:

/usr/local/bin/noip2 -C

You will be prompted to enter the Ethernet port that will be
associated with the host, your No-IP account name and
password, and the hostname you have registered with No-IP.
Your No-IP username and password are not stored, the
config file contains a unique key for the DUC to access the
No-IP DDNS service and only root has read permission.

If you are compiling from source using the ports tree, you
can also “make conf” to create the config file.

To run noip automatically at boot, add the following line
to /etc/rc.conf

noip_enable="YES"

Refer to the following for more information:

/usr/local/bin/noip2 --help
/usr/local/share/doc/noip/README.FIRST
###########################################################

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