FingerD
(ver 0.5)
Freeware


Finger user information ->

This Finger server was witten by the Dean Troyer.  Although 
written for Windows NT, and no longer in development, it suposedly 
works correctly under Windows 2000 (I have never used the software, but
it is designed to run as an NT "service", and it was once endorsed by 
Microsoft).  The ZIP file contains PC, Alpha, and MIPS binaries.  
Use the "fingered.Exe" file found under "i386".


Installation
(extracted from "finger.txt")
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Copy fingerd.exe to the "WINNT\SYSTEM32" directory.

Type (at the command line):  fingerd -install

Look in the registry with the Registry Editor and edit the values under 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Local\FingerD to suit your location and
situation.  If you don't know how to edit the registry, ask Microsoft.

Open the Services applet in Control Panel and select the 'Finger 
Server'.  Select 'StartUp' and set it to run as any account other than 
LocalSystem.  It is an NT security 'feature' that prevents a service 
running as LocalSystem from having network access.  

After all that, start the service, open a command window, and try it 
out!

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