Hey y'all,

The other day I saw a video on the finger service and how people are bringing it back, and it got me thinking about Mystic... which doesn't (afaik) have a finger server built in... so I wrote one, as you do.

Now any user who logs into my BBS as visible will be fingerable (chuckle)... try fingering me (chuckling louder)...

In Linux (with a finger client installed);

finger meatlotion@bbs.erb.pw

It's a work in progress, and I'm still figuring out what I am able to get/put in the response, but... it's a start =)

Love to get some feedback if anyone is interested.

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It's a work in progress, and I'm still figuring out what I am able to get/put in the response, but... it's a start =)

What I recommend is a user interface to one or more files - one is probably adequate - replacing the .plan / .project files customary with a finger query.

I also strongly recommend not reporting the user's originating IP address, which is also customary, but, I think, undesirable.

*Very* cool.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
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finger meatlotion@bbs.erb.pw

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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
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On 07 Jun 2022, DustCouncil said the following...

It's a work in progress, and I'm still figuring out what I am able to get/put in the response, but... it's a start =)

What I recommend is a user interface to one or more files - one is probably adequate - replacing the .plan / .project files customary with
a finger query.

I have just made a menu option in the doors menu (pg2) to edit your own .plan file which is included in the finger response. Check out my updated finger response now =)

If you log into my BBS, goto DOORS, press > for page 2 and then press A to edit the .plan file, you are able to put in what you like, save it and then you will have a more personalised response.

Lemme know what you think.

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|14Best regards,
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|07ÄÄ |08[|10eml|08] |15ml@erb.pw |07ÄÄ |08[|10web|08] |15www.erb.pw |07ÄÄÄ¿ |07ÄÄ |08[|09fsx|08] |1521:1/158 |07ÄÄ |08[|11tqw|08] |151337:1/101 |07ÂÄÄÙ |07ÄÄ |08[|12rtn|08] |1580:774/81 |07ÄÂ |08[|14fdn|08] |152:250/5 |07ÄÄÄÙ
|07ÄÄ |08[|10ark|08] |1510:104/2 |07ÄÙ

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/13 (Linux/64)
* Origin: thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE, rAmsgAtE, uK. bbs.erb.pw (21:1/158)

Now any user who logs into my BBS as visible will be fingerable (chuckle)... try fingering me (chuckling louder)...

I don't know about the rest of you but I'm a little uncomfortable with folks fingering my BBS! :?

... What do you mean, QWK? It took me over an hour to read!

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Dave's BBS (21:1/140)

I have just made a menu option in the doors menu (pg2) to edit your own .plan file which is included in the finger response. Check out my
updated finger response now =)

That addition is really nice. :P Great w0rk on TQW Finger - it looks great and works nicely! Dang;


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Username: paulie420 Last Active: Tue Jun 7 17:49:47 BST 2022
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w00t w00t! tHAT tICKLES!

2o fOr beeRS bbS @ 20ForBeers.com:1337
E-Mail @ paulie420@gmail.com



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On 07 Jun 2022, paulie420 said the following...

That addition is really nice. :P Great w0rk on TQW Finger - it looks
great and works nicely! Dang;

woohoo glad you like it sir. Everyone should be fingered at least once!

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|14Best regards,
|11Ch|03rist|11ia|15n |11a|03ka |11Me|03aTLoT|11io|15N

|07ÄÄ |08[|10eml|08] |15ml@erb.pw |07ÄÄ |08[|10web|08] |15www.erb.pw |07ÄÄÄ¿ |07ÄÄ |08[|09fsx|08] |1521:1/158 |07ÄÄ |08[|11tqw|08] |151337:1/101 |07ÂÄÄÙ |07ÄÄ |08[|12rtn|08] |1580:774/81 |07ÄÂ |08[|14fdn|08] |152:250/5 |07ÄÄÄÙ
|07ÄÄ |08[|10ark|08] |1510:104/2 |07ÄÙ

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/13 (Linux/64)
* Origin: thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE, rAmsgAtE, uK. bbs.erb.pw (21:1/158)

woohoo glad you like it sir. Everyone should be fingered at least once!

Yeah, my Doctor did it a while back. Prostate exam.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
* Origin: The Ratrace Losers (21:3/166)

That addition is really nice. :P Great w0rk on TQW Finger - it looks great and works nicely! Dang;

woohoo glad you like it sir. Everyone should be fingered at least once!

So, its been a long time since I've used finger - and I forgot that it... reports LAST TIME at that IP/machine/etc. I executed the command when I wasn't logged into QW and see how cool a feature it is.

Don't wanna st0ke you more, but thats super cool. Love that we can add a .plan, too.



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On 07 Jun 2022 at 02:08p, 2twisty pondered and said...

woohoo glad you like it sir. Everyone should be fingered at least onc

Yeah, my Doctor did it a while back. Prostate exam.

these are memories I'm trying to repress :)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
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When I ran CNet, we used a stand alone windows finger server and the built in finger service in CNet for being able to show who was on the BBS, using a simple PHP script to display it.

I would use this for being able to show on the webserver who is on.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/08/19 (Raspberry Pi/32)
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The other day I saw a video on the finger service and how people are bringing it back, and it got me thinking about Mystic... which doesn't (afaik) have a finger server built in... so I wrote one, as you do.

Does it return the contents of .plan or .project files?

nristen (Karl Harris)
bbs: bbs.theharrisclan.net SSH/2222
gemini: gemini.ctrl-c.club/~nristen

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/03/07 (Linux/64)
* Origin: The Search BBS bbs.theharrisclan.net (34123/2222) (21:1/161)

On 09 Sep 2022, nristen said the following...

The other day I saw a video on the finger service and how people are bringing it back, and it got me thinking about Mystic... which doesn' (afaik) have a finger server built in... so I wrote one, as you do.

Does it return the contents of .plan or .project files?

It sort of does, I wrote my own finger daemon and give each user on my bbs the ability to update their own .plan style file on the bbs.

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|14Best regards,
|11Ch|03rist|11ia|15n |11a|03ka |11Me|03aTLoT|11io|15N

|07ÄÄ |08[|10eml|08] |15ml@erb.pw |07ÄÄ |08[|10web|08] |15www.erb.pw |07ÄÄÄ¿ |07ÄÄ |08[|09fsx|08] |1521:1/158 |07ÄÄ |08[|11tqw|08] |151337:1/101 |07ÂÄÄÙ |07ÄÄ |08[|12rtn|08] |1580:774/81 |07ÄÂ |08[|14fdn|08] |152:250/5 |07ÄÄÄÙ
|07ÄÄ |08[|10ark|08] |1510:104/2 |07ÄÙ

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/13 (Linux/64)
* Origin: thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE, rAmsgAtE, uK. bbs.erb.pw (21:1/158)

The other day I saw a video on the finger service and how people bringing it back, and it got me thinking about Mystic... which d (afaik) have a finger server built in... so I wrote one, as you

Does it return the contents of .plan or .project files?

It sort of does, I wrote my own finger daemon and give each user on my
bbs the ability to update their own .plan style file on the bbs.

That is extremly cool!

nristen (Karl Harris)
bbs: bbs.theharrisclan.net SSH/2222
gemini: gemini.ctrl-c.club/~nristen

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/03/07 (Linux/64)
* Origin: The Search BBS bbs.theharrisclan.net (34123/2222) (21:1/161)