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'''Finger''' is a [[network]] [[protocol]] used to provide information about [[user]]s logged in on a [[host]]. It was first invented at the [[Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory|Stanford AI Lab]], by Les Earnest. | '''Finger''' is a [[network]] [[protocol]] used to provide information about [[user]]s logged in on a [[host]]. It was first invented at the [[Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory|Stanford AI Lab]], by Les Earnest. On the host side, many implementations allow for users to have a ''plan file'' which would be provided to network clients on request. The file was originally meant to contain current and future plans for a user, but the free-format content would often expand to random musings. | ||
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Revision as of 11:50, 9 August 2023
Finger is a network protocol used to provide information about users logged in on a host. It was first invented at the Stanford AI Lab, by Les Earnest. On the host side, many implementations allow for users to have a plan file which would be provided to network clients on request. The file was originally meant to contain current and future plans for a user, but the free-format content would often expand to random musings.
External links
- RFC 742: NAME/FINGER, the first ARPANET version from 1977.
- RFC 1288: The Finger User Information Protocol, the latest TCP/IP version from 1991.
