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|Full description=A modern computing facility consists of one user per host, and many hosts per site. To find out about logged on users at another site you must query each host to find out about an individual user. With GNU Finger, a single host is designated the finger "server" host and collects information about who is logged on to other hosts at that site. A user then needs to query only the server host, instead of each host at that site. GNU Finger follows the finger "protocol" (rules for communication) in responding to simple requests, since this protocol is siple. But it can also implement another protocol that lets two finger programs exchange information in a predetermined way; this allows faster and wider bandwidth communication.
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|Full description=A modern computing facility consists of one user per host, and many hosts per site. To find out about logged on users at another site you must query each host to find out about an individual user. With GNU Finger, a single host is designated the finger "server" host and collects information about who is logged on to other hosts at that site. A user then needs to query only the server host, instead of each host at that site. GNU Finger follows the finger "protocol" (rules for communication) in responding to simple requests, since this protocol is simple. But it can also implement another protocol that lets two finger programs exchange information in a predetermined way; this allows faster and wider bandwidth communication.
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|User level=none
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|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/finger/
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|Status=Vanished
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|Is High Priority Project=No
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|Documentation note=https://www.gnu.org/software/finger/manual/
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|Homepage URL=http://www.gnu.org/software/finger/finger.html
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|Documentation note=User online manual available at http://www.gnu.org/software/finger/manual/
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=Yes
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|Decommissioned details=If you have time and interest in resurrecting this GNU package, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org
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|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
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|Related projects=Fingerd
 
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|Keywords=Internet,finger,Unix
 
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|Is GNU=y
 
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|Last review by=Janet Casey
 
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|Last review date=2008-02-21
 
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|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
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|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
 
|Version identifier=1.37
 
|Version identifier=1.37
 
|Version date=1992-10-28
 
|Version date=1992-10-28
 
|Version status=stable
 
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|Version download=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/finger/finger-1.37.tar.gz
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/finger/finger-1.37.tar.gz
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|Last review by=Bendikker
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|Last review date=2019/01/18
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|Submitted by=Database conversion
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|Submitted date=2011-04-01
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|User level=none
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|Component programs=fingerd
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|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
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|Test entry=No
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|Is GNU=No
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|GNU package identifier=finger
 
|License verified date=2001-01-31
 
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|Version comment=1.37 stable released 1992-10-28
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|License=GPLv2orlater
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|License copyright=Copyright (C) 1988, 1990, 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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|License verified date=2018/12/29
 
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|Real name=David J. MacKenzie
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|Real name=Brian Fox
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|Email=bfox@gnuwest.fsf.org
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|Real name=Richard Stallman
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|Email=rms@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu
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|Real name=Noah Friedman
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|Email=friedman@gnu.ai.mit.edu
 
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|Resource audience=Bug Tracking
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
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|Resource URL=mailto:bug-finger@gnu.org
 
 
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|Interface=command-line
 
|Interface=command-line
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|Internet-application=security
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|Programming-language=C, perl, shell
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{{Project license
 
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 4 December 2020


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GNU Finger

https://www.gnu.org/software/finger/
Lets Unix users exchange information.

A modern computing facility consists of one user per host, and many hosts per site. To find out about logged on users at another site you must query each host to find out about an individual user. With GNU Finger, a single host is designated the finger "server" host and collects information about who is logged on to other hosts at that site. A user then needs to query only the server host, instead of each host at that site. GNU Finger follows the finger "protocol" (rules for communication) in responding to simple requests, since this protocol is simple. But it can also implement another protocol that lets two finger programs exchange information in a predetermined way; this allows faster and wider bandwidth communication.



Download

https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/finger/finger-1.37.tar.gz




Categories





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv2orlater

Verified by

Bendikker

Verified on

29 December 2018




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Richard Stallman contributor
Jan Brittenson contributor
David J. MacKenzie contributor
Noah Friedman contributor
Brian Fox contributor


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Downloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/finger/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/


Software prerequisites




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