This program is an RSX implimentation of and interface to the
Columbia Finger System (DECUS Library V-SP-14), and provides
similar functionality. In particular, it:
o Identifies current users of the system, when and where
logged in, and so on. The search is on last name,
with support for the wild card characters "*" and "%".
o Finds a specific user and displays the above informa-
tion plus the contents of the user's FINGER.PLN file.
o Serves as an in-bound DECnet server to allow searching
for users on other nodes. Explicit route-through is
supported to allow use in an internet environment.
No command line switches are supported. Switches will be
preserved in a route-through operation, and ignored in a re-
quest to the local node.
The various pieces of FINGER/RSX functionality require
system support as follows:
o The display of FINGER.PLN and last login time requires
multiuser protection;
o The display of current system users and the use of "."
to finger yourself requires accounting (and therefore
RSX-11M+);
o The display of information to or from remote systems
requires DECnet.