harper@csc.fi (Rob Harper (Supercomputer Centre Finland)) (10/05/90)
In article <Oct.4.17.30.09.1990.20647@genbank.bio.net>, kristoff@genbank.bio.net (David Kristofferson) writes: > One note here, although "finger" is available on UNIX systems, the type > of "fingering" of people on other computers that Rob mentioned is > dependent upon having an Internet connection. People on BITNET with > UNIX machines would not be able to use this to scan goings on on other > machines. Indeed you are right Dave. When BIONAUT started we had a flurry of "electronic resumes". They are all neatly stored in the notebooks at IRLEARN. This is the "BITNET solution". The "INTERNET solution" would be for everyone to put a ".plan" in their root directory. On UNIX and INTERNET I can FINGER network addresses and find out more about the people behind the names... here are a few examples. There is lots of interesting information to be gleaned from FINGERING addresses. > sun4 /csc/harper 5> finger hunter@work.nlm.nih.gov > [work.nlm.nih.gov] > Login name: hunter In real life: Larry Hunter > Office: CSB, 496-9300 > Directory: /usr/people/hunter Shell: /bin/tcsh > Mail to hunter@work Larry could do with a .plan. > sun4 /csc/harper 6> finger kristoff@genbank.bio.net > [genbank.bio.net] > Login name: kristoff In real life: David Kristofferson > Directory: /gos/staff/genbank/kristoff Shell: /usr/local/bin/mencsh > Last login Thu Oct 4 10:23 on ttyp7 from karyon.bio.net > New mail received Fri Oct 5 00:55:09 1990; > unread since Thu Oct 4 19:30:04 1990 > Plan: > HELLO > > David Kristofferson, Ph.D., > Formerly a world-famous microtubule researcher with > Dan Purich and Marc Kirschner. > Belatedly succumbed to the lure of computers! > Now goes under the guise of GenBank Manager. > Research Experience: Tubulin, Microtubule Dynamics, Mathematical > Modeling of Biological Dynamics, Acetylcholine > Receptor (with Bob Stroud), Structural Biology > Phone Number: 415-962-7339 > Postdocs of the World Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains! Well......... you live and learn. > sun4 /csc/harper 7> finger dbd@theory.bchs.uh.edu > [theory.bchs.uh.edu] > Login name: dbd In real life: Dan Davison > Directory: /home/dbd Shell: /bin/csh > On since Oct 3 11:02:33 on console 10 hours Idle Time > Mail last read Thu Oct 4 22:48:13 1990 > Plan: > Dan Davison > Dept. of Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences home address: > University of Houston 2425 Holly Hall #F-89 > 4800 Calhoun Houston, Tx 77054 > Houston, Tx 77204-5500 713-794-0531 (human) > 713-749-2801 (dept office) 713-749-0532 (computer) > davison@uh.edu (Internet) > DAVISON@UHOU (BITNET) > Alleged Molecular Biologist > Unix hardware and software wizard, first class > VMS hw/sw wizard, 3d class > Ethernet hw/sw wizard, 2nd class > Short-range plan: survival > Long-range plan: survival Must really be a wizard since he uses csh :-) Rob "got to get myself a .plan" Harper