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Finger v0.15
A small console-based finger client for Windows 95/NT
I often keep a few command prompts running on my Windows 95 box since I
can type faster than I can click-and-drag. While pop up windows are pretty
and all, do you really need one to get finger information about someone?
I finally got annoyed by the graphical finger clients and started leaving
telnet sessions open to Unix machines. Then, when I was downgraded to a
PPP link, this was no longer an option. :-(
So here's a small, console-based finger client for Windows 95/NT. This
started out as a small sockets class in C++, and the finger client seemed
like a simple extension of it (it was).
Installation:
Copy finger.exe and cw3215.dll to your Windows directory or another
directory of your choice that is in your path
Usage: finger [-l <port>] [-s <port>] [-v] user1@host [user2@host ...]
-l instructs finger to use a specific local port; no real reason
why you would want to use this option.
-s instructs finger to connect to a specific remote port or
service; again, no real reason why you would want to use this
option.
-v enables verbose mode. This simply tells you which port finger
is connecting to (normally 79).
The -l, -s, and -v options were included for debugging a link. You
might see some interesting results if you are behind a firewall.
Known Bugs:
Does not support "chain fingering," e.g.
finger dacut@cco.caltech.edu@ugcs.caltech.edu
No options to instruct remote host to use long form output, supress
.plan files, etc.
Cannot deal with usernames that contain spaces (no argument grouping
with "").
Source Code:
Source code for this program is available. Contact the author.
Disclaimer:
This program is provided as is, without any warranty of any kind.
Neither the author nor the California Institute of Technology
shall be liable for incidental, consequential, special, or indirect
damages of any sort.
Copyright:
Public domain.
Donations:
I don't see why, but I certainly won't refuse 'em. :-) But if you
do find this useful, please feel free to drop me a line.
Author Contact:
dacut@cco.caltech.edu
David Cuthbert
MSC 547 Caltech
Pasadena, CA 91126