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====== NOSview [137]
finger
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finger <username[@host]> [<username[@host]> ...]
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Issue a network 'finger' request for <username> at <host>.
Finger is typically used to find out specific information about
users on local or remote hosts. By fingering a user, you can
find out such information as a user's name, his mailing address,
telephone number, QSL information, and other useful facts. This
information is kept in a separate text file for each user.
As our network expands, this application will help hams find out
information about each other quickly and efficiently.
The finger command under NOS can be issued in any of the
following three ways:
finger <username> >> Examples: finger bob
finger <username>@<host> finger bob@ns9bob
finger @<host> finger @ns9bob
The first form of the command is used to find out information
about a user at the local host, namely your own system. It is
useful for testing 'finger' on a system that you know is running.
[N.B. Some versions of NOS do not support local host 'finger'
requests].
The second form of the command is used to find out information
about a user at a remote host.
If you don't know the name of a particular user at a remote host,
you can use the third form of the command. This command returns
a list of all 'finger' files on the remote system.
To enable the finger server so that others may query the users on
your system, you must give the 'start finger' command.
All of the finger files are stored in directory N:\FINGER. Each
user wishing to be recognized by the finger system must create a
file called <username> in the finger directory.
For example, user Bob would place his finger information in file
N:\FINGER\BOB.
What you put in the finger information files is completely up to
you, but here are some guidelines:
1. You will probably want at least your name, callsign, full
address and telephone number in your finger file so other hams
can contact you.
2. You might add information such as your license class, station
configuration, and occupation.
3. You may wish to add some information about what projects you
are currently working on. This will provide helpful information
for others who have similar interests.
4. Remember that the longer your finger file is, the longer it
may take to transfer the data to the system fingering you. Long,
verbose finger files aren't really necessary.
>> Example of a finger file:
.................................................................
: :
: Hello and welcome to ns9bob :
: :
: User: bob (NS9BOB) :
: Real Name: Robert R Roberts :
: Class: Extra :
: Address: 12345 Anystreet :
: Anytown, Anystate, AnyZIP :
: Telephone: (111) BOB-3456 :
: System Config: Tek 4315 Workstation running UTek, :
: with NOS_0618 under X-Window :
: MFJ TNC2 KISS TNC :
: Yaesu FT-27RB :
: :
: Occupation: Professor of Anglo-Saxon :
: Hobbies: Sheepshearing :
:...............................................................: