https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_(protocol) Back when logging into a shell server was the standard way to a

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_(protocol) Back when logging into a shell server was the standard way to access the Internet, finger provided a way to get information on users on a particular/site. E.g. finger someone@server.school.edu. Usually you could create dotfiles named .project/.plan in your home directory, and the contents would be displayed for all to see. .project/.plan files were the blogs/tweets of that era. Sometimes I miss those simpler days!