Linux-Hams archive - August 1997: Re: node and finger

Re: node and finger

Ian Maude ()
Sun, 10 Aug 1997 08:36:41 GMT


On Sat, 09 Aug 1997 22:55:49 BST, G7PIT wrote:

>What happens if you try finger geqe@golf.vc
>i.e. put the full host there?
Exactly the same David. I have since realised that only the last
character is being truncated!

ie. finger temp@hostname

returns no such user tem, BUT

finger tempe@hostname WORKS for temp!!!

Curiouser and curiouser. BTW the same is true for any finger!
Ian

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