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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-06 19:19:48 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-06 19:19:48 +0000 |
commit | 9639b20db64d084fa58b75058a2bd896b1f743e1 (patch) | |
tree | a6b4b2576ebd3b2a11ee774c4c4c22866c4c05b5 /libexec/fingerd | |
parent | 26da445d07574246abb5617f3bb216069636355d (diff) | |
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The .Nm utility
Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/fingerd')
-rw-r--r-- | libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 | 24 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 index 31efd82..511388e 100644 --- a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 +++ b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 @@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ .Op Fl l .Op Fl p Ar filename .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Fingerd -is a simple protocol based on +The +.Nm +utility is a simple protocol based on .%T RFC1196 that provides an interface to the Name and Finger programs at several network sites. @@ -56,8 +57,9 @@ There is no required format and the protocol consists mostly of specifying a single .Dq command line . .Pp -.Nm Fingerd -is started by +The +.Nm +utility is started by .Xr inetd 8 , which listens for .Tn TCP @@ -67,13 +69,14 @@ terminated by a .Aq Tn CRLF which is passed to .Xr finger 1 . -.Nm Fingerd -closes its connections as soon as the output is finished. +The +.Nm +utility closes its connections as soon as the output is finished. .Pp If the line is null (i.e. just a .Aq Tn CRLF is sent) then -.Xr finger +.Xr finger 1 returns a .Dq default report that lists all people logged into @@ -136,8 +139,9 @@ 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 -should be taught to filter out +The +.Nm +utility should be taught to filter out .Tn IAC Ns \'s and perhaps even respond negatively @@ -146,5 +150,5 @@ to all option commands received. .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -command appeared in +utility appeared in .Bx 4.3 . |