Finger

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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.

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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.

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