Free finger software for linux

XFinger is the X window version of the finger command for linux and other Unix-like systems. The application provides refresh: in this way you can keep users monitored.

Compiling:

Sorry: no Makefile yet.

First of all you need to install the FLTK library from www.fltk.org, then you can compile XFinger. I tested it using GNU C++ compiler (g++/egcs) under RedHat Linux version 5.2 and 6.1. You can find examples of compilation commands in the files named COMPILE and STATIC-COMPILE.

After this, try the program, simply typing "./xfinger". If you are not used to compile programs, you can run the precompiled binary included in the distributed file. It should work on any Linux system with 2.x.x kernel (static ELF).

Maybe you can also recompile it on other Unix-like systems.

zkfingerd is a relatively simple finger server designed to give the sysadmin complete control over what it looks like and what it does. Variable substitution allows you to make the output look however you want it to look. Script execution allows you to define targets which will execute programs, as well as enabling you to allow system users to write their own program to be executed when they are fingered. Complete configurability -- zkfingerd aims to give you completely control over what it does and when. Basic HTTP support, including a workaround that detects the differences between browsers that send the "//" in a finger URL as part of the query and those that dont. Public file areas allow users to make the contents of directories available to anyone who asks wants.
Obtain source from http://sourceforge.net/projects/zkfingerd or finger:
cuervo/zkfingerd/zkfingerd-latest.tar.gz.Z@digits.zerokarma.sleepers.net
Unpack (tar xvfz zkfingerd*.tar.gz)
Change to the zkfingerd source directory
Compile and install zkfingerd by running make install
Change to the /etc/finger directory and edit the config file, templates, and banner
Enhancements:
- Fixed free() causing SIGSEGV on my Debian system.
- New pretty compiler doowhackey.

BSFlite is a minimalistic, line-based AIM client for Unix.
Instead of having a full screen console interface, BSFlite employs a command line interface that allows your fingers to do all of the work without needlessly sifting through windows.
BSFlite runs on UNIX (including Linux, all of the BSDs, Solaris, etc.), Zeta (and possibly BeOS), Windows, DOS, Mac OS X, and Plan 9.
Well, minimalistic doesnt necessarily mean sparse. Lets call it, say, nimble. BSFlite supports most standard AIM features, with the notable exceptions of chat rooms and block lists.
For casual day-to-day chat, its perfect, if for nothing else than one important feature: once your fingers learn the commands, it doesnt matter if your brain remembers them or not. Youll be amazed at how efficiently you can juggle conversations with BSFlite. Seriously.
Main features:
- Runs on just about any UNIX machine of any speed
- Uses very few resources, even compared to other console clients
- Very portable codebase with BSD-licensed AIM library for use in your own projects
- Windows port with tiny binary size - put it on a floppy or USB stick and load it up when you need AIM at an Internet cafe or public terminal
- Works great with screen, so you can leave your AIM session logged in when youre not physically at your terminal
- Not affiliated with America Online in any way
Enhancements:
- Several memory leaks and bugs were fixed.
- Better color support and the ability to reconnect were added.
- A man page is now available.

nefu (network fidelity utility) is a Unix daemon that monitors services over the network. Natively-monitored protocols include ICMP echo (ping), SSH, IPP, DNS, HTTP, POP, NTP, IMAP, SMTP, and LDAP, as well as having facilities to execute external programs. Status pages are available via finger or the Web.
nefu monitors network services and reports eventual failures. Working from a discription of the network topography, nefus algorithm prevents "false alarms" in the event of a network outage due to a dependency failure.
nefu is in production use at the University of Michigan, monitoring more than 250 servers (among which are U-Ms IMAP, WWW, and LDAP Directory servers) and a variety of other systems. nefu is available under a BSD-style license.
Enhancements:
- Improved TDK: documentation, portability, examples.
- SMTP test says HELO
- Thanks to Joel Brogniart

Scalable finger daemon type server for public display of user speciffied files. Ie: pgp keys, contact information. Users edit their data file (supplied as ASCII text file) and the finger daemon displays it on public request. May be used as banner server.
Installation:
The `configure shell script attempts to guess correct values for various system-dependent variables used during compilation.
It uses those values to create a `Makefile in each directory of the package. It may also create one or more `.h files containing system-dependent definitions.
Finally, it creates a shell script `config.status that you can run in the future to recreate the current configuration, a file `config.cache that saves the results of its tests to speed up
reconfiguring, and a file `config.log containing compiler output (useful mainly for debugging `configure).
If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, please try to figure out how `configure could check whether to do them, and mail diffs or instructions to the address given in the `README so they can be considered for the next release.
If at some point `config.cache contains results you dont want to keep, you may remove or edit it.
The file `configure.in is used to create `configure by a program called `autoconf. You only need `configure.in if you want to change it or regenerate `configure using a newer version of `autoconf.
The simplest way to compile this package is:
1. `cd to the directory containing the packages source code and type `./configure to configure the package for your system.
If youre using `csh on an old version of System V, you might need to type `sh ./configure instead to prevent `csh from trying to execute `configure itself.
Running `configure takes awhile. While running, it prints some messages telling which features it is checking for.
2. Type `make to compile the package.
3. Optionally, type `make check to run any self-tests that come with the package.
4. Type `make install to install the programs and any data files and documentation.
5. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the source code directory by typing `make clean. To also remove the files that `configure created (so you can compile the package for a different kind of computer), type `make distclean.
There is also a `make maintainer-clean target, but that is intended mainly for the packages developers. If you use it, you may have to get all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came with the distribution.
Enhancements:
- Added hostname fingering.
- Fkey now runs on buffered output, no unbuffered IO except on receiving.
- Daemon now sends characters instead of lines.
- Added hooks for wait time.

doIRC is a full fledged IRC (GUI) client written in JAVA.
doIRC is multi-threaded, MDI and implements IRC, CTCP and DCC protocols and is a very user friendly and easy to use application.
Main features:
- Multi-Threaded, Multiple Document Interface (MDI) client.
- Supports multiple channels, queries and DCC.
- IRC Server selection option from the Status Window.
- Channel List setup option.
- User Information setup.
- Individual channel window setup options. Remebers the new colors for that channel and uses it again.
- Covers nearly all the IRC commands. I have not tried it. In case if any command is missing or not working, e-mail me.
- Channel log option available.
- Popup menus provided for userlist and text windows for different functions.
- Command Panel, Ban List and tool bar in Channel Window for easy topic and mode change, ban list view and other useful commands. Bans can be just removed by double clicking on ban list (for Operators only). The command panel can be hidden by de-selecting the "Command Panel" option under the "Options" menus in channel window.
- Colors setup for different text messages types.
- Copy and paste using the CTRL-C and CTRL-V options.
- Have tried to support mIRC colors, but still not fully functional. All the text bold, italic and underline is supported. (Support is for incoming text only).
- User Hostname view (from userlist, ban list) using the tool tip text. Just select the user or ban and tooltip will show rest of information.
- Easy bans.
- Hide and show the window with just simple click.
- In built identd server (You might need only for Windows).
- Easy help on ToolBar and other components through Tooltip text.
- Look and Feel (Windows, Motif, Metal).
- Better connection to IRC servers.
- doIRC editor to view the setup files and create aliases.
- Layout of window (Auto/Manual, Cascade, Horizontal, Vertical).
- New to this Version (doirc1.0)****
- 23) Lock and Unlock features using password.
- 24) Will create the setup (.ini files) in ${HOME}/.doirc.
- 25) Better event handling mechanism. Menus and Toolbar will activate and deactivate based upon the
- status of the client and type of window selection.
- 26) Flexible way of opening logs using the preferered editor, preferred Mail program, preferred browser.
- Added new finger program.
- Added DCC Resume Option.
- Time out feature for server connection. Currently hardcoded, will soon make it configurable.

Frets on Fire is a game of musical skill and fast fingers. Frets On Fires aim is to play guitar with the keyboard as accurately as possible.