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Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/fingerd')
| -rw-r--r-- | libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 | 31 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 index 96b22740e4a..a10bd3ddc19 100644 --- a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 +++ b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: fingerd.8,v 1.10 2000/08/02 15:58:09 provos Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: fingerd.8,v 1.11 2000/09/08 18:03:27 aaron Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" from: @(#)fingerd.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93 -.\" $Id: fingerd.8,v 1.10 2000/08/02 15:58:09 provos Exp $ +.\" $Id: fingerd.8,v 1.11 2000/09/08 18:03:27 aaron Exp $ .\" .Dd June 4, 1993 .Dt FINGERD 8 @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ .Op Fl S .Op Fl P Ar filename .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Fingerd +.Nm is a simple protocol based on .%T RFC1288 that provides an interface to the @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ There is no required format and the protocol consists mostly of specifying a single .Dq command line . .Pp -.Nm Fingerd +.Nm is started by .Xr inetd 8 , which listens for @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ terminated by a .Aq Tn CRLF which is passed to .Xr finger 1 . -.Nm Fingerd +.Nm closes its connections as soon as the output is finished. .Pp If the line is null (i.e., just a @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ and If a name is ambiguous, all possible derivations are returned. .Pp The following options may be passed to -.Nm fingerd +.Nm as server program arguments in .Pa /etc/inetd.conf : .Bl -tag -width Ds @@ -126,10 +126,11 @@ option is supplied. .It Fl M Enables matching of .Ar user -names. This is disabled by default if the system is running YP. +names. +This is disabled by default if the system is running YP. .It Fl p Prevents -.Nm finger +.Nm from displaying the contents of the .Dq Pa .plan and @@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ that may be passed in from the remote client. Use an alternate program as the local information provider. The default local program executed by -.Nm fingerd +.Nm is .Xr finger 1 . By specifying a customized local server, @@ -155,6 +156,11 @@ provided to remote sites. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr finger 1 , .Xr inetd 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +command appeared in +.Bx 4.3 . .Sh BUGS Connecting directly to the server from a .Tn TIP @@ -163,15 +169,10 @@ or an equally narrow-minded user program can result in meaningless attempts at option negotiation being sent to the server, which will foul up the command line interpretation. -.Nm Fingerd +.Nm should be taught to filter out .Tn IAC Ns \'s and perhaps even respond negatively .Pq Tn IAC WON'T to all option commands received. -.Sh HISTORY -The -.Nm -command appeared in -.Bx 4.3 . |