finger script

Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 22:56:24 -0400
From: Edward Dyer <aa146@chebucto.ns.ca>
To: CSuite Testing Reports <csuite-tech@chebucto.ns.ca>
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On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, David L. Potter wrote:

> The /ccn/cgi-bin/finger script does not appear to have made it into the 
> distribution.
> 
> frugal has the finger executable in /usr/bin but does not appear to have 
> the script.
> 
> We refer to the script in the Help/Inet/web.html document as a way of 
> confirming an email address is correct. on ccn this is in the form of 
> 
> http://chebucto.ns.ca/cgi-bin/finger
> 
> ...which I assume should be changed to:  lynxcgi:/cgi-bin/finger
> 
> ???

No, I don't think so, unless we want to restrict the service to lynx 
users only  ;-)

Under my postmaster hat, I actually find it useful to be able to plug a 
name or userid into the form on a Netscape session, while I'm answering 
mail in another window.  So definitely, make sure the "gateway" function 
is there.

Hope this helps...

Ed Dyer
Assistant Postmaster <postmaster@chebucto.ns.ca>
Chebucto Community Network


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