Re: SunOS 4.1.4 fingerd

We dumped the default sun finger in favour of sfingerd which in our case
is setup to disallow chained fingers and finger @host (it returns a "how to
contact us" message)

It is also useful in case of finger user_at_host as it only returns
verification that the user exists, with no indication of being online
or shell type. Additionally by user request we can remove them from
even this level of verification or change their finger "real name"
without adjusting /etc/passwd.

The main reason for change was our country's privacy laws, but the
security enhancements are a big plus.

AB
Received on May 22 1996