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Some things that seem to be going away these days... :(
finger
Install finger & fingerd:
sudo apt-get install finger fingerd inetutils-inetdsudo vi /etc/inetd.conf
finger stream tcp4 nowait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.fingerd finger stream tcp6 nowait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.fingerd
sudo /etc/init.d/inetutils-inetd restart
Update your account info
chfn
(Do keep in mind this information will be visible to anyone with access to your network.)
Set up your .plan & .project files
vi .project
Write up something about your current project(s).
vi .plan
Write up something about your long-term plans.
Usage
Anyone on the network with finger available on their machine can now type
finger USER@MACHINE
& find out a bit about you.
Extra(s)
Finger works on port 79, so passing it through your firewall to a machine allows you to make it accessible to the world.