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Finger
The UNIX finger service can be used to provide a form of user directory
service. After you have installed the finger service, remote users will
have the ability to query user profiles on your Virtual Server. User
profiles include information such as full name, login name, home directory,
as well as the contents of the .plan, .project, or .forward files.
The .plan,.project, and .forward files must be
located in each of your users home directories (if they exist).
Installing Finger
To install the finger service, simply connect to your Virtual Server
via Telnet or SSH
and type the following commands.
% cd
% tar xvf /usr/local/contrib/finger.tar
After you have installed finger on your Virtual Server you can perform
queries using any finger client. An example of a CGI client is included
in the next section of this document.
Using a Finger Client
In order for remote users to query the finger service on your Virtual
Server, they will need to use a finger client. A finger client is
included with the standard distribution of most UNIX operating systems.
Finger clients for the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems
are available by searching the major shareware archives.
You can also write a simple CGI script to interface with a finger client.
This would allow any remote user that has access to a web browser to
perform finger queries. We have written such a
Finger CGI script.
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