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--- protocols:finger:server [2026/09/23 14:52] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ protocols:finger:server [2026/10/23 16:02] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Finger Server ======
-Running a finger server allows others to query your ''.plan'' and ''.project'' files over the finger protocol (port 79).
+A finger server is a daemon that answers finger protocol queries (port 79), returning a user's ''.plan'' and ''.project'' files to anyone who asks. Running one makes your ''.plan'' reachable from outside the machine.
 ===== On Tilde Servers =====
-[[tilde:start|tilde.town]] and [[tilde:pink|tilde.pink]] both run a finger daemon — no setup needed. Your ''~/.plan'' is served automatically:
+[[tilde:start|tilde.town]] and [[tilde:pink|tilde.pink]] both run a finger daemon: no setup needed. Your ''~/.plan'' is served automatically:
 <code bash>
-finger brennan@tilde.town
+finger you@tilde.town
 finger you@tilde.pink
 </code>
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 ===== What Gets Served =====
-  * ''~/.plan'' — what you're working on (free-form text)
+  * ''~/.plan'': what you're working on (free-form text)
-  * ''~/.project'' — one-line current project description
+  * ''~/.project'': one-line current project description
   * Login name, real name (from ''chfn''), last login time