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  1. Xref: sparky comp.mail.misc:2499 gnu.misc.discuss:2570 comp.unix.admin:4360
  2. Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.admin
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!darwin.sura.net!mips!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!ccsf.caltech.edu!jack
  4. From: jack@ccsf.caltech.edu (Jack Stewart)
  5. Subject: Re: Query:  better finger server?
  6. Message-ID: <1992Jul28.213446.3836@cco.caltech.edu>
  7. Sender: news@cco.caltech.edu
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu
  9. Organization: CCSF Caltech, Pasadena, CA
  10. References:  <1992Jul27.212913.13369@kronos.com>
  11. Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 21:34:46 GMT
  12. Lines: 12
  13.  
  14. I think that you will find that a WHOIS (aka the NIS whois database)
  15. will do what want (In the way that you want).  There is one such whois
  16. server available via anonymous FTP on hamlet.caltech.edu in the
  17. WHOIS_UNIX directory...
  18.  
  19. ---Jack
  20.  
  21. -- 
  22. Jack Stewart                                     E-Mail: jack@CCSF.Caltech.EDU
  23. Caltech Concurrent Supercomputing Facilities,     Phone: 818-356-2153
  24. Mail Code # 158-79, 391 S. Holliston, 
  25. Pasadena, CA 91125.                            #include  <std.disclaimer>
  26.