Using finger on foreign hosts (help wanted)

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From: Yat Man Greg LIN
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1992 09:46

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Hi!

Is there anybody knows of anyway of using 'finger' on a foreign host (iif possible)? for example, from Australia to US
Can it be done on ftp?
Is there any databases exists on the addresses on universities' machines?

My email address is  yat@mundil.cs.mu.oz.au

Your help will be appreciated.

Greg.

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From: yat@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Yat Man Greg LIN)
Subject: Using finger on foreign hosts (help wanted)
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Summary: How to find the address of a person
Keywords: finger
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Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1992 09:46:56 GMT
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