finger server

[Tom Newell]

> 
> We are in the process of getting a domain name and have applied to Internic and 
> we got a response back today that says to "finger" the following (and then it 
> give 2 e-mail addresses).  We don't know what "finger" means and don't know how 
> to proceed.  Also, it refers to a "finger server."
> What does that mean?  Thanks for all the help in advance. Also, we are really 
> sorry if this is something really elementary.
> 
> Rosanne Goble
> rgoble at pld.com
> Southwest Kansas Library System
> Dodge City, Kansas
> 


Finger is a program generally used to find information about a 
user on a specific host.  We use it to provide feedback to
folks who have made registration requests.  Using our "finger"
with the "NIC" tracking number assigned your request, you can
retrieve status info about your request.  Perhaps the easiest
way to do this is via our WWW-based interface at the URL:

	http://rs.internic.net/cgi-bin/finger
	
Hope this helps and if you have any questions, feel free to
contact me directly.

Cheers,

Tom
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Tom Newell		liaison at internic.net	+1 703 742 4796
NIC Liaison		InterNIC Support Services
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