I wanted an easy to use finger server that didn't need to expose my IP and stuff to the internet so I wrote this one. +
+It doesn't expose your user information to the net without a '.singerrc' file placed in your home directory (it automatically detects if you have a weird home directory). +
+It requires root privileges so it can bind on port 79 (the commonly used finger port). +
+If the file is not empty, its contents will be sent over to the client. +
+If it isn't present, the user will be hidden from singer's vision. +
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..265b78a --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +## Simple Finger +I wanted an easy to use finger server that didn't need to expose my IP and stuff to the internet so I wrote this one. + +It doesn't expose your user information to the net without a '.singerrc' file placed in your home directory (it automatically detects if you have a weird home directory). + +It requires root privileges so it can bind on port 79 (the commonly used finger port). + +## .singerrc file +If the file is not empty, its contents will be sent over to the client. + +If it isn't present, the user will be hidden from singer's vision. +