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- finger
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- _________________________________________________________________
- finger <username[@host]> [<username[@host]> ...]
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- Issue a network 'finger' request for <username> at <host>.
- Finger is typically used to find out specific information about
- users on local or remote hosts. By fingering a user, you can
- find out such information as a user's name, his mailing address,
- telephone number, QSL information, and other useful facts. This
- information is kept in a separate text file for each user.
-
- As our network expands, this application will help hams find out
- information about each other quickly and efficiently.
-
- The finger command under NOS can be issued in any of the
- following three ways:
-
- finger <username> >> Examples: finger bob
- finger <username>@<host> finger bob@ns9bob
- finger @<host> finger @ns9bob
-
- The first form of the command is used to find out information
- about a user at the local host, namely your own system. It is
- useful for testing 'finger' on a system that you know is running.
- [N.B. Some versions of NOS do not support local host 'finger'
- requests].
-
- The second form of the command is used to find out information
- about a user at a remote host.
-
- If you don't know the name of a particular user at a remote host,
- you can use the third form of the command. This command returns
- a list of all 'finger' files on the remote system.
-
- To enable the finger server so that others may query the users on
- your system, you must give the 'start finger' command.
-
- All of the finger files are stored in directory N:\FINGER. Each
- user wishing to be recognized by the finger system must create a
- file called <username> in the finger directory.
-
- For example, user Bob would place his finger information in file
- N:\FINGER\BOB.
-
- What you put in the finger information files is completely up to
- you, but here are some guidelines:
-
- 1. You will probably want at least your name, callsign, full
- address and telephone number in your finger file so other hams
- can contact you.
-
- 2. You might add information such as your license class, station
- configuration, and occupation.
-
- 3. You may wish to add some information about what projects you
- are currently working on. This will provide helpful information
- for others who have similar interests.
-
- 4. Remember that the longer your finger file is, the longer it
- may take to transfer the data to the system fingering you. Long,
- verbose finger files aren't really necessary.
-
- >> Example of a finger file:
-
- .................................................................
- : :
- : Hello and welcome to ns9bob :
- : :
- : User: bob (NS9BOB) :
- : Real Name: Robert R Roberts :
- : Class: Extra :
- : Address: 12345 Anystreet :
- : Anytown, Anystate, AnyZIP :
- : Telephone: (111) BOB-3456 :
- : System Config: Tek 4315 Workstation running UTek, :
- : with NOS_0618 under X-Window :
- : MFJ TNC2 KISS TNC :
- : Yaesu FT-27RB :
- : :
- : Occupation: Professor of Anglo-Saxon :
- : Hobbies: Sheepshearing :
- :...............................................................:
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