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- RFC 1288:
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- Title: The Finger User Information Protocol
- Author: D. Zimmerman
- Mailbox: dpz@dimacs.rutgers.edu
- Pages: 12
- Characters: 25,161
- Obsoletes: RFC 1196
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- pathname: rfc/rfc1288.txt
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- This memo describes the Finger user information protocol. This is a
- simple protocol which provides an interface to a remote user
- information program.
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- Based on RFC 742, a description of the original Finger protocol, this
- memo attempts to clarify the expected communication between the two
- ends of a Finger connection. It also tries not to invalidate the
- many existing implementations or add unnecessary restrictions to the
- original protocol definition.
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- This edition corrects and clarifies RFC 1196.
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- This RFC specifies an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet
- community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
- Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol
- Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol.
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- Joyce K. Reynolds
- USC/Information Sciences Institute
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