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	RFC 1288:

        Title:      The Finger User Information Protocol
        Author:     D. Zimmerman
        Mailbox:    dpz@dimacs.rutgers.edu
        Pages:      12
        Characters: 25,161
        Obsoletes:  RFC 1196


		pathname: rfc/rfc1288.txt


This memo describes the Finger user information protocol.  This is a
simple protocol which provides an interface to a remote user
information program.

Based on RFC 742, a description of the original Finger protocol, this
memo attempts to clarify the expected communication between the two
ends of a Finger connection.  It also tries not to invalidate the
many existing implementations or add unnecessary restrictions to the
original protocol definition.

This edition corrects and clarifies RFC 1196.

This RFC specifies an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet
community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol
Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol.
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Joyce K. Reynolds
USC/Information Sciences Institute