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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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User online manual available at http://www.gnu.org/software/finger/manual/Support contacts
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| Interfaces | command line |
| Source languages | C |
| License verified by | Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-01-31 |
| Entry compiled by | Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> |
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