• The FINGER service??

    From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to All on Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:17:00
    Looking over the FINGER command in the Chat menu, and the fingerservice.js file, I am curious as to how some aspects are called.

    towit:

    if(request.charAt(0)=='?' || request.charAt(0)=='.') { // Handle "special" requests
    request=request.slice(1);
    switch(request.toLowerCase()) {

    case "ver":


    IF Iwas curious as to what version system was using, how would I frame the finger command. I have tried a number of permutations but alas no luck.


    I have learned the Plan mentioned will display Sync color codes if you wanted to manually edit. c:\sbbs\data\user\0001.plan

    {Hmmm I could put a bit of advertising there until a user changes it...}
    Did I just type that?

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Finnigann on Thursday, January 03, 2008 20:23:05
    Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to All on Thu Jan 03 2008 10:17 am

    Looking over the FINGER command in the Chat menu, and the fingerservice.js file, I am curious as to how some aspects are called.

    towit:

    if(request.charAt(0)=='?' || request.charAt(0)=='.') { // Handle "special" requests
    request=request.slice(1);
    switch(request.toLowerCase()) {

    case "ver":


    IF Iwas curious as to what version system was using, how would I frame the finger command. I have tried a number of permutations but alas no luck.

    I'm not really sure what you mean by "frame the finger command". The finger request for a system version would be "?ver@hostname" or ".ver@hostname".

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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Digital Man on Thursday, January 03, 2008 23:46:00
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    sends off a short note to Digital Man, about The FINGER service?? -\\

    Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to All on Thu Jan 03 2008 10:17 am

    Looking over the FINGER command in the Chat menu, and the fingerservice.js file, I am curious as to how some aspects are called.

    towit:

    if(request.charAt(0)=='?' || request.charAt(0)=='.') { // Handle "special" requests
    request=request.slice(1);
    switch(request.toLowerCase()) {

    case "ver":


    IF Iwas curious as to what version system was using, how would I frame the finger command. I have tried a number of permutations but alas no luck.

    I'm not really sure what you mean by "frame the finger command". The finger request for a system version would be "?ver@hostname" or ".ver@hostname".

    With so little to go on, you nailed it.

    I asume that format (question mark and one of the other 'case'
    choices...) follows.

    I guess yor not so dim, after all.

    Thanks.



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  • From Deuce@VERT/SYNCNIX to Finnigann on Friday, January 04, 2008 00:52:00
    Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to All on Thu Jan 03 2008 10:17 am

    IF Iwas curious as to what version system was using, how would I frame the finger command. I have tried a number of permutations but alas no luck.

    finger .ver@nix.synchro.net

    I have learned the Plan mentioned will display Sync color codes if you wanted to manually edit. c:\sbbs\data\user\0001.plan

    Depends on what you mean by "display" of course. Putting any control characters in a .plan except for CRLF is officially broken. ^A codes will only work of the finger client parses them which is quite unlikely.


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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Deuce on Friday, January 04, 2008 10:25:00
    //- With quil in hand, Finnigann
    sends off a short note to Deuce, about The FINGER service?? -\\

    Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to All on Thu Jan 03 2008 10:17 am

    IF Iwas curious as to what version system was using, how would I frame the finger command. I have tried a number of permutations but alas no luck.

    finger .ver@nix.synchro.net

    I have learned the Plan mentioned will display Sync color codes if you wanted to manually edit. c:\sbbs\data\user\0001.plan

    Depends on what you mean by "display" of course. Putting any control characters in a .plan except for CRLF is officially broken. ^A codes
    will only work of the finger client parses them which is quite
    unlikely.

    Try to finger the sysop at bnb.sycnhro.net <on very shaky ground> It
    works HERE, anyway.
    I added the color manually AFTERwards.


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  • From W8ZZU@VERT/SCANNER to Finnigann on Friday, January 04, 2008 17:56:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Fri Jan 04 2008 10:25 am

    Try to finger the sysop at bnb.sycnhro.net <on very shaky ground> It
    works HERE, anyway.
    I added the color manually AFTERwards.

    Quit telling everyone to finger you, horndog. :)


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  • From Deuce@VERT/SYNCNIX to Finnigann on Friday, January 04, 2008 16:55:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Fri Jan 04 2008 10:25 am

    Depends on what you mean by "display" of course. Putting any control characters in a .plan except for CRLF is officially broken. ^A codes will only work of the finger client parses them which is quite unlikely.

    Try to finger the sysop at bnb.sycnhro.net <on very shaky ground> It
    works HERE, anyway.

    vorpal# finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Fri Jan 04 2008 19:15:05 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    AYAHHere ARis ABmy AMfirst ANever plan.


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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Deuce on Saturday, January 05, 2008 00:32:00
    //- With quil in hand, Finnigann
    sends off a short note to Deuce, about Re: The FINGER service?? -\\

    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Fri Jan 04 2008 10:25 am

    Depends on what you mean by "display" of course. Putting any control characters in a .plan except for CRLF is officially broken. ^A codes will only work of the finger client parses them which is quite unlikely.

    Try to finger the sysop at bnb.sycnhro.net <on very shaky ground> It
    works HERE, anyway.

    vorpal# finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Fri Jan 04 2008 19:15:05 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    AYAHHere ARis ABmy AMfirst ANever plan.


    Assuming you didn't change that to make me look bad... Color terminal, I suppose... That's what I wrote, all right.

    s'pose ANSI would travel better?



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  • From Deuce@VERT/SYNCNIX to Finnigann on Friday, January 04, 2008 23:43:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sat Jan 05 2008 12:32 am

    Try to finger the sysop at bnb.sycnhro.net <on very shaky ground> It works HERE, anyway.

    vorpal# finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Fri Jan 04 2008 19:15:05 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    AYAHHere ARis ABmy AMfirst ANever plan.


    Assuming you didn't change that to make me look bad... Color terminal, I suppose... That's what I wrote, all right.

    Colour terminal... FreeBSD OS. Not all finger clients are included with Synchronet. :-)

    s'pose ANSI would travel better?

    Slightly perhaps... but most finger clients will strip control chars to avoid "finger me for an ANSI bomb" .plan files.

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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Deuce on Saturday, January 05, 2008 03:52:00
    //- With quil in hand, Finnigann
    sends off a short note to Deuce, about Re: The FINGER service?? -\\

    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sat Jan 05 2008 12:32 am

    Try to finger the sysop at bnb.sycnhro.net <on very shaky ground> It works HERE, anyway.

    vorpal# finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Fri Jan 04 2008 19:15:05 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    AYAHHere ARis ABmy AMfirst ANever plan.


    Assuming you didn't change that to make me look bad... Color terminal, I suppose... That's what I wrote, all right.

    Colour terminal... FreeBSD OS. Not all finger clients are included
    with Synchronet. :-)

    s'pose ANSI would travel better?

    Slightly perhaps... but most finger clients will strip control chars to avoid "finger me for an ANSI bomb" .plan files.


    Hmmm if you got the first finger response, in SBBS, the colors should
    have display correctly. Shouldn't it?

    Side issue: Warning, Warning, Warning

    {I hope this wraps correctly}

    // gives instructions to user
    // VER STR=instructions "
    // Format: (ONE FROM LIST BELOW)@SYSTEM.SYNCHRO.NET"\r\n"
    // NAME\USERNUM\HANDLE ver time stats services "\r\n"
    // sockopts nodelist findfile auto.msg logon.lst

    if(argc>0 && argv[0].indexOf('@')!=-1)
    dest =argv[0];else
    if((dest = prompt("User (user@hostname)"))==null)

    exit();if((hp = dest.indexOf('@'))==-1)
    {
    dest += "@" + system.host_name;
    hp = dest.indexOf('@')

    {it didn't}

    Refer to \exec\finger.js

    I'm trying to figure out how to have some simple instructions appear
    when the user presses 'F' (See comments above)

    I've isolated the part of the JS file I think I need to place the parts.
    It's just the structure I am fuzzy on. (as in a fog)

    If this IS the right spot, can you add the syntax I need?

    Thanks!



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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT/ANJO to Finnigann on Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:08:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sat Jan 05 2008 00:32:00

    s'pose ANSI would travel better?

    Depends where it's going.

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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Angus McLeod on Saturday, January 05, 2008 12:18:00
    //- With quil in hand, Finnigann
    sends off a short note to Angus McLeod, about Re: The FINGER service?? -\\

    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sat Jan 05 2008 00:32:00

    s'pose ANSI would travel better?

    Depends where it's going.

    Locally it travels well. As did Control-A coded color. I colorized my
    .plan file with ANsi color, if you care to check it out finger sysop at
    this BBS.

    Duece says ANSI code can be a bomb. I don't know enough about this
    (ANSI) to tell if it is.



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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT/ANJO to Finnigann on Saturday, January 05, 2008 21:12:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Angus McLeod on Sat Jan 05 2008 12:18:00

    Duece says ANSI code can be a bomb. I don't know enough about this
    (ANSI) to tell if it is.

    The ANSI console sequences allow you to define a series of keystrokes that
    get played back when a particular key is struck. So it would be possible
    to devise an ANSI sequence that makes the ENTER key (say) run a command
    like "FORMAT C:" or similar. I've never encountered this first-hand.

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  • From Deuce@VERT/SYNCNIX to Finnigann on Saturday, January 05, 2008 18:40:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sat Jan 05 2008 03:52 am

    Hmmm if you got the first finger response, in SBBS, the colors should
    have display correctly. Shouldn't it?

    I'm not going to log in to my BBS just to finger someone. :-)

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  • From Deuce@VERT/SYNCNIX to Angus McLeod on Saturday, January 05, 2008 18:44:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Angus McLeod to Finnigann on Sat Jan 05 2008 09:12 pm

    Duece says ANSI code can be a bomb. I don't know enough about this
    (ANSI) to tell if it is.

    The ANSI console sequences allow you to define a series of keystrokes that get played back when a particular key is struck. So it would be possible to devise an ANSI sequence that makes the ENTER key (say) run a command
    like "FORMAT C:" or similar. I've never encountered this first-hand.

    Well, for people using a VT emulator (such as xterm) sending \x0e will ruin their day unless they know how to recover (sending \x0f)

    For the experimental folks:
    perl -e 'print "\x0e"'


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  • From Mrproper@VERT/WARZONE to Deuce on Saturday, January 05, 2008 23:35:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Deuce to Finnigann on Sat Jan 05 2008 06:40 pm

    I'm not going to log in to my BBS just to finger someone. :-)

    LOL!

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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Deuce on Sunday, January 06, 2008 00:25:00
    //- With quil in hand, Finnigann
    sends off a short note to Deuce, about Re: The FINGER service?? -\\

    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sat Jan 05 2008 03:52 am

    Hmmm if you got the first finger response, in SBBS, the colors should
    have display correctly. Shouldn't it?

    I'm not going to log in to my BBS just to finger someone. :-)

    Well... that sort of tosses the test out.

    Anyone else?



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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT/ANJO to Finnigann on Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:29:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sun Jan 06 2008 00:25:00

    I'm not going to log in to my BBS just to finger someone. :-)

    Well... that sort of tosses the test out.

    Anyone else?

    $ finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Sun Jan 06 2008 06:27:32 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    ^[[?7h^[[40m^[[2J^[[0;1;33mHere ^[[32mis ^[[34mmy ^[[31mfirst ^[[37mever plan.^[[0m

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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Angus McLeod on Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:52:00
    //- With quill in hand, Finnigann
    sends off a short note to Angus McLeod,
    about Re: The FINGER service?? -\\

    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sun Jan 06 2008 00:25:00

    I'm not going to log in to my BBS just to finger someone. :-)

    Well... that sort of tosses the test out.

    Anyone else?

    $ finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Sun Jan 06 2008 06:27:32 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    ^[[?7h^[[40m^[[2J^[[0;1;33mHere ^[[32mis ^[[34mmy ^[[31mfirst
    ^[[37mever plan.^[[0m

    Was this what the BBS showed you? Duece reproduced the samething with
    Control-A color codes. If this is what's comming back thru a SBBS
    system, then the colorization is a waste of time, isn't it?



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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Finnigann on Sunday, January 06, 2008 13:26:55
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Angus McLeod on Sun Jan 06 2008 12:52 pm


    //- With quill in hand, Finnigann
    sends off a short note to Angus McLeod,
    about Re: The FINGER service?? -\\

    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sun Jan 06 2008 00:25:00

    I'm not going to log in to my BBS just to finger someone. :-)

    Well... that sort of tosses the test out.

    Anyone else?

    $ finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Sun Jan 06 2008 06:27:32 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    ^[[?7h^[[40m^[[2J^[[0;1;33mHere ^[[32mis ^[[34mmy ^[[31mfirst ^[[37mever plan.^[[0m

    Was this what the BBS showed you? Duece reproduced the samething with Control-A color codes. If this is what's comming back thru a SBBS
    system, then the colorization is a waste of time, isn't it?

    Looks like he was fingering you from a *nix command-line. Windows comes with a command-line finger utility too. The problem is, the finger service (exec/fingerservice.js) doesn't know whether the finger client is running
    from a BBS (which will interpret and expand or strip the Ctrl-A codes) or not. You cannot expect all finger clients to understand Ctrl-A codes or ANSI escape sequenes.

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  • From Mrproper@VERT/WARZONE to Finnigann on Sunday, January 06, 2008 18:10:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Deuce on Sun Jan 06 2008 12:25 am

    Well... that sort of tosses the test out.

    Anyone else?

    My BBS won't lemme finger.. I don't have my netservices installed in xp so.. maybe angus will have it for you, he's pretty quick at that with slackware :)

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  • From Finnigann@VERT/BNB to Digital Man on Sunday, January 06, 2008 21:48:00
    //- With quill in hand, Finnigann
    sends off a short note to Digital Man,
    about Re: The FINGER service?? -\\


    $ finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Sun Jan 06 2008 06:27:32 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    ^[[?7h^[[40m^[[2J^[[0;1;33mHere ^[[32mis ^[[34mmy ^[[31mfirst ^[[37mever plan.^[[0m

    Was this what the BBS showed you? Duece reproduced the samething with Control-A color codes. If this is what's comming back thru a SBBS
    system, then the colorization is a waste of time, isn't it?

    Looks like he was fingering you from a *nix command-line. Windows comes with a command-line finger utility too. The problem is, the finger
    service (exec/fingerservice.js) doesn't know whether the finger client
    is running from a BBS (which will interpret and expand or strip the
    Ctrl-A codes) or not. You cannot expect all finger clients to
    understand Ctrl-A codes or ANSI escape sequenes.


    I assumed SBBS enviroment. Given this is the support network. I see
    colors when *I* do it. I just wondered if other saw the colors in the
    BBS at other sites.

    I was fooled with my WEB site being visible ONLY to me. I wanted to see
    if this was a repeat of that.

    BTW quite a few SBBS' give no response. Should I assume they have turned
    off the Finger service?
    Thanks.



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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Finnigann on Sunday, January 06, 2008 19:35:26
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Sun Jan 06 2008 09:48 pm


    //- With quill in hand, Finnigann
    sends off a short note to Digital Man,
    about Re: The FINGER service?? -\\


    $ finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Sun Jan 06 2008 06:27:32 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    ^[[?7h^[[40m^[[2J^[[0;1;33mHere ^[[32mis ^[[34mmy ^[[31mfirst ^[[37mever plan.^[[0m

    Was this what the BBS showed you? Duece reproduced the samething with Control-A color codes. If this is what's comming back thru a SBBS
    system, then the colorization is a waste of time, isn't it?

    Looks like he was fingering you from a *nix command-line. Windows comes with a command-line finger utility too. The problem is, the finger service (exec/fingerservice.js) doesn't know whether the finger client is running from a BBS (which will interpret and expand or strip the Ctrl-A codes) or not. You cannot expect all finger clients to understand Ctrl-A codes or ANSI escape sequenes.


    I assumed SBBS enviroment. Given this is the support network. I see
    colors when *I* do it. I just wondered if other saw the colors in the
    BBS at other sites.

    I would assume they do.

    I was fooled with my WEB site being visible ONLY to me. I wanted to see
    if this was a repeat of that.

    BTW quite a few SBBS' give no response. Should I assume they have turned
    off the Finger service?

    Either that or the port is blocked by their firewall or something.

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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT/ANJO to Finnigann on Monday, January 07, 2008 22:26:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Angus McLeod on Sun Jan 06 2008 12:52:00

    $ finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net
    [bnb.synchro.net]
    User: Finnigann #1 In real life: James King
    From: Coldwater, Mi
    Birth: 10/19/51 (Age: 56 years) Gender: M
    Shell: default Editor:
    Last login Sun Jan 06 2008 06:27:32 EST
    via FTP from 66-227-231-85.dhcp.cdwr.mi.cha [66.227.231.85]
    Plan:
    ^[[?7h^[[40m^[[2J^[[0;1;33mHere ^[[32mis ^[[34mmy ^[[31mfirst ^[[37mever plan.^[[0m

    Was this what the BBS showed you? Duece reproduced the samething with Control-A color codes. If this is what's comming back thru a SBBS
    system, then the colorization is a waste of time, isn't it?

    No.

    I opened a console, and typed 'finger sysop@bnb.synchro.net' and that
    (above) is what I get.

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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT/ANJO to Mrproper on Monday, January 07, 2008 22:27:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Mrproper to Finnigann on Sun Jan 06 2008 18:10:00

    Well... that sort of tosses the test out.

    Anyone else?

    My BBS won't lemme finger..

    Buy it a box of chocolates and blow in it's ear.

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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT/ANJO to Finnigann on Monday, January 07, 2008 22:30:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Sun Jan 06 2008 21:48:00

    I assumed SBBS enviroment. Given this is the support network. I see
    colors when *I* do it. I just wondered if other saw the colors in the
    BBS at other sites.

    But 'finger' is not a BBS-only protocol. The vast majority of people out there who are in a position to 'finger' your machine will NOT be using
    SBBS as a client. Even myself, in the midst of reading messages on an
    SBBS system, it was easier to use the OS client than to interrupt the New Message Scan, use the BBS to finger, then restart the New Message Scan in order to respond.

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  • From Purple Nurple@VERT/FLAMINGS to Angus McLeod on Monday, January 07, 2008 23:14:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Angus McLeod to Mrproper on Mon Jan 07 2008 10:27 pm

    My BBS won't lemme finger..

    Buy it a box of chocolates and blow in it's ear.

    I couldn't help but laugh at that. Thanks for brightening my day!

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  • From Mrproper@VERT/WARZONE to Angus McLeod on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 15:43:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Angus McLeod to Mrproper on Mon Jan 07 2008 10:27 pm

    My BBS won't lemme finger..

    Buy it a box of chocolates and blow in it's ear.

    roflmao..

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  • From Corey@VERT/TSGC to Mrproper on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 14:35:00
    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Mrproper to Angus McLeod on Tue Jan 08 2008 03:43 pm

    Re: Re: The FINGER service??
    By: Angus McLeod to Mrproper on Mon Jan 07 2008 10:27 pm

    My BBS won't lemme finger..

    Buy it a box of chocolates and blow in it's ear.

    roflmao..

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