About Meta Finger

On a computer running a UNIX operating system, there is a command called finger which allows a user to determine who else is using the system. Metafinger is an application which extends finger into a meta application which responds to who is making the query, as well as supporting more than one presentation medium.

1. The traditional finger application and its shortcomings
2. How GNU finger overcomes some of these shortcomings
3. What about Video Finger ?
4. The initial project proposal
5. What is Metafinger ?
6. The underlying Infrastructure
7. Information Filtering and Presentation
8. As always, we should consider Privacy Issues
9. Conclusion, and remaining work...