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Re: Q: Finger and !TCPIP

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From: Kevin F. Quinn
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 00:00
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Follow-ups set.

Tony Pay (Tony@stsm.demon.co.uk) said,
        in message <19960811.122159.34@stsm.demon.co.uk>:

> In article <19960809.105947.40@halmarax.demon.co.uk>,
>           Tony@halmarax.demon.co.uk (Tony Halmarack) said:
> 
> > When using !TCPIP and Fingering status@gate I get a lot of info
> > scrolling through the window which seems to become irretrievable. 
> 
> > I tried saving a spool file but it didn't seem to have the Finger
> > results in it.
> 
> > Can someone please tell me how can access this information once it's 
> > downloaded?
> 
> Type in
> 
> finger status@gate.demon.co.uk \ YE100 YV24

finger status@gate \ >>*

will spool it to a temporary file properly, then load it into your
normal editor automagically.


I think this is built into the default menu set on the KA9Q;
click on the menu icon at the top of the KA9Q main window,
item finger -> status.

Cross-posted and follow-ups set to demon.ip.support.archimedes, where
this thread should be in the first place.
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From: kevq@banana.demon.co.uk (Kevin F. Quinn)
Subject: Re: Q: Finger and !TCPIP
Date: 1996/08/11
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