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You mean others from outside trying finger @yourhost.yourdomain<br />
doesn't work? &nbsp;Or you trying to use finger internally to see<br />
whos logged in? &nbsp;Does finger @localhost work? &nbsp;If it's an problem<br />
with those trying it from the outside, what error message do they<br />
get? &nbsp;Are they trying it by IP or hostname? &nbsp;Be a little more<br />
specific please :)<br />

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You mean others from outside trying finger @yourhost.yourdomain
doesn't work?  Or you trying to use finger internally to see
whos logged in?  Does finger @localhost work?  If it's an problem
with those trying it from the outside, what error message do they
get?  Are they trying it by IP or hostname?  Be a little more
specific please :)


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Why don't you reread the experts exchange FAQ. Its of no use to anyone if the answer gets written to your Email account - except to you, of course. If you don;t like Experts Exchange policy, why don't you use the newsgroups !<br />
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Why don't you reread the experts exchange FAQ. Its of no use to anyone if the answer gets written to your Email account - except to you, of course. If you don;t like Experts Exchange policy, why don't you use the newsgroups !



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When I start fingerd, finger works fine except that it will not show the local users online, it will only show users on a remote system, if anyone has any ideas what the problem might be, please contacme. my email <br />
:is: miguel@ipgeek.com, thank you..
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When I start fingerd, finger works fine except that it will not show the local users online, it will only show users on a remote system, if anyone has any ideas what the problem might be, please contacme. my email 
:is: miguel@ipgeek.com, thank you..

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