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FlFinger - Finger client for EPOC
(C) 1999, 2000 David Rushall
All rights reserved
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INTRODUCTION
FlFinger is a simple client for the TCP/IP 'finger'
protocol (RFC1288).
Using FlFinger you can collect information about the user
of an email address, if the user's server provides the
service.
Some servers may provide other information via 'finger',
such as the service status information provided for
Demon Internet subscribers.
Features include:
o Simple interface.
o Address history.
o Copy-and-paste responses into other applications.
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INSTALLATION
NOTE: You must have installed and configured Internet
(TCP/IP) access (e.g. the Message Suite) before
installing this software. On more modern machines
(e.g. Series 5mx and Revo) this is installed as
standard. Consult you machine's manual for more
information.
To install this software on your machine:
1) Close ALL applications on your EPOC device.
If you do not close all applications before
installing the SIS packages in the next step,
you may have problems with OPX versions later.
2) Install the main application SIS file:
FlFinger.sis
3) Finally, look in the "Extras" draw on the machine
for the new "FlFinger" icon, in the normal manner.
NOTES:
* Please consult the manuals for your device for
details of installing applications packaged in SIS
files. You will require a PC or Mac running your
EPOC connect software (i.e. PsiWin 2 or equivalent)
or the "Add/Remove" icon on the control panel of
your EPOC device. Double-clicking on the SIS file
either on the EPOC device or on the PC/Mac connected
to the EPOC device should do the trick.
* The supplied OPXs are for ARM-based machines, such
as the Series 5, Revo, Osaris, Geofox 1, Series 5mx,
Series 7, etc. If you wish to run this application
on the Windows EPOC emulator then please contact the
OPX author, Keith Walker (web address below), for
the appropriate versions.
* OPXs are special resources that may be shared by
many different applications on the EPOC device. If
these applications do not deliver the OPXs correctly
in the standard SIS files, they may cause problems
with other applications when they are installed, or
even uninstalled. If you find that this application
fails to start after installing or uninstalling
another application, perhaps reporting a missing or
invalid OPX file, please try reinstalling this
application using the instructions above. This
should correct the problem.
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UNINSTALLING
If you have finished with this software you can remove
the application as follows:
1) Make sure the FlFinger application is not running.
2) Using the "Add/Remove" icon on the EPOC control
panel, remove the "FlFinger" application.
After you have completed these steps, FlFinger will have
been removed from your machine's memory and "Extras" bar.
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BASIC USE
If you are familiar with using other EPOC TCP/IP
applications (e.g. the Message Suite) and have used
finger clients before, you should find FlFinger easy to
use.
Simply run FlFinger, select 'Open connection...' from
the main menu, enter a valid email address (or select
one from the history of recently used addresses) and
FlFinger will do the rest for you.
Anything you can't work out should be documented in the
online Help available from the application menu.
Inexperienced users are advised to browse through this
file when they first run FlFinger.
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SERVING FINGER REQUESTS
FlFinger is a finger client only, so it cannot respond
to finger requests (perhaps from another machine).
However, you can use the supplied 'flfingerd.opo' sample
program to serve finger requests from your EPOC machine,
and so try FlFinger even when you are disconnected from
the Internet.
Simply run the 'flfingerd.opo' program and then use
FlFinger to send a request to 'someone@localhost',
or 'someone@127.0.0.1', where 'someone' is any valid user
name.
If you wish, you can customise this OPL sample to serve
your own message, and even use it to serve requests from
other machines when you are connected to the Internet.
See the 'flfingerd.opl' source file for details.
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CHANGES
Version 1.31
* Repackaged to use shared FlLib OPM.
Version 1.3
* Pioneering 'ping' probe.
* Fabulously faster 'finger' fetching.
* Long format finger requests.
* Improved display on Osaris and colour machines.
* Colour application item.
Version 1.2
* Improved Revo support;
* "Disconnect from Internet" menu item;
* Automatic response dialog preference setting;
* More attractive interface;
* Installable on drive E:
* Sample finger server included;
* Minor enhancements.
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DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT
1) FlFinger is freeware and copyright; it is not
public domain. The rights to this package remain the
property of the author.
2) You may use this software, free of charge, for an
indefinite period and at no obligation to the
author.
3) Permission is given to publicly distribute this
software provided the distribution contains all, and
only, the unaltered files of the original
distribution, the ownership of the rights to this
software is clearly stated and any fee charged is
extremely nominal.
4) Use of this software is entirely at the user's own
risk. The user must accept responsibility for any
direct or indirect loss or damage arising from the
use (or misuse) of the package. This software is
supplied "as-is".
5) Note: The OPX files employed by this software (and
included in this distribution) are the copyright of
Keith Walker. Please see his WWW site,
http://www.starship.freeserve.co.uk/
for more details.
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CONTACTS
If you have any problems, comments or suggestions about
this software, you can contact me at the following email
addresses:
dave@freepoc.de
dave@piecafe.demon.co.uk
This application is distributed in association with
FreEPOC:
http://www.freepoc.de/
For the latest news of this an my other software, also
visit:
http://www.piecafe.demon.co.uk/
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Dave Rushall, 2000