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- WFinger v1.0
- Copyright (C) 1996 by Alexander Danileiko
-
- WFinger is a Finger & Whois Winsock complaint client. It has the following
- features:
- Finger service;
- Whois service;
- DNS lookup;
- Finger Address book;
- History of finger queries;
- Text search capability;
- Copy output to clipboard;
- Print output;
- Save output to file.
-
-
- Installation:
-
- 1. Make a subdirectory for WFinger.
- 2. Unzip WFinger to subdirectory made in previous step.
- 3. Copy ctl3d.dll to Windows system directory (WINDOWS\SYSTEM)
- There is a good chance that ctl3d.dll is already installed in
- your system since nearly all modern software uses it. You can try to
- skip this step. If the program doesn't work, follow the step.
- 4. Add WFinger.EXE to a chosen program group.
-
-
- Using WFinger
-
- Finger Query:
-
- Finger query starts by clicking Finger button or by hitting Alt-N hot key.
- A Finger dialog opens and you can type your query in form user@host or
- host or you can select one of your previous queries by opening the history
- drop down list by clicking on the down arrow. Check Full User Info for full
- output including plan files if desired. Click dialog Finger button or press
- Enter key. Cancel button closes dialog without performing Finger query.
-
- Input in form 'user@host' returns information on specified user,
- input 'host' returns list of all currently logged-in users.
-
-
- Whois Query:
-
- Whois query can be started by clicking Whois button or by hitting Alt-W hot
- key. In a Whois dialog enter query string and choose Whois server from list
- by clicking on the down array. Click Whois button or press Enter key.
- You can Add a new Whois server name by typing it in a Whois server combobox.
- It will be saved automatically. You can also delete currently selected server
- name by clicking Delete button. Cancel button closes dialog and aborts Whois
- database search.
-
-
- DNS Lookup:
-
- If you know IP address/Internet name of some host you can find out what its
- Internet name/IP address is via DNS lookup.
- DNS lookup can be started by clicking DNS button or by hitting Alt-D hot key.
- In a dialog type in IP address of Internet host name you want to do lookup on
- and click Ok button or hit Enter key. Requested information will appear in a
- moment. It'll contain Internet host name, alias(es) and IP address. Click Ok
- button or press Enter key to close DNS info dialog.
-
-
- Finger Address Book:
-
- You can place your queries to Address Book. It can be opened by clicking
- AddBook button or by hitting Alt-A hot key. You can add, delete query entries
- or do a finger query of the selected book entry.
- Address Book has following commands:
-
- New (Alt-N) - Add new address to book;
- Delete (Alt-D) - Delete selected address from book;
- Finger (Alt-F) - Do a finger query of selected entry
- (Double-clicking the item has same effect);
- Cancel (Alt-C) - Exit Address Book without saving changes;
- OK (Alt-K) - Exit Address Book and save changes.
-
- Add button/command opens the Address Book Entry window, where you can add
- a new address. Address Book has a tiny Notepad where to keep information
- (user name, tel number etc) on selected address.
-
-
- Cancel Button:
-
- You can cancel active query by clicking Cancel button or by hitting Alt-C.
-
-
- Clear Button:
-
- Contents of the window can be cleared up by clicking Clear button or by
- hitting Shift-Del hot key.
-
-
-
- Menu commands
-
- File Menu commands:
-
- Save As - Save results of query to a file. The command is enabled only if
- there is text in window.
-
- Print - Print results of query. The command is enabled only if there is
- text in window.
-
- Printer Setup - Choose and setup a printer.
-
- Exit - Exit the program.
-
-
- Edit Menu commands:
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- Copy - Copy selected text to ClipBoard. The command is enabled only if
- there is text selected in window.
-
- Clear - Clear up window. The command is enabled only if there is text
- selected in window.
-
- Select All - Select all text in window. The command is enabled only, if there
- is text in window.
-
-
- Search Menu command:
-
- Find Text - Open search dialog. The command is enabled only, if there is text
- in window.
-
-
- Options Menu commands:
-
- History list - If checked list of finger queries is kept (saved).
-
- Font - Choose font for a window.
-
-
- About Menu command:
-
- About - Shows Wfinger about info.
-
-
- RESPONSIBILITY: Since this program is FREEWARE there is no responsibility or
- warranty. So use the program at your own risk. If you find any bugs or have
- comments please send me e-mail.
-
-
- Alexander Danileiko
- e-mail: adanil@ebs330.eb.uah.edu
- http://www.eb.uah.edu/~adanil/
-