WFinger v1.0
               Copyright (C) 1996 by Alexander Danileiko

WFinger is a Finger & Whois Winsock complaint client. It has the following
features:
          Finger service;
          Whois service;
          DNS lookup;
          Finger Address book;
          History of finger queries;
          Text search capability;
          Copy output to clipboard;
          Print output;
          Save output to file.


Installation:

1. Make a subdirectory for WFinger.
2. Unzip WFinger to subdirectory made in previous step.
3. Copy ctl3d.dll to Windows system directory (WINDOWS\SYSTEM)
   There is a good chance that ctl3d.dll is already installed in
   your system since nearly all modern software uses it. You can try to
   skip this step. If the program doesn't work, follow the step.
4. Add WFinger.EXE to a chosen program group.


                         Using WFinger

Finger Query:

Finger query starts by clicking Finger button or by hitting Alt-N hot key.
A Finger dialog opens and you can type your query in form user@host or
host or you can select one of your previous queries by opening the history
drop down list by clicking on the down arrow. Check Full User Info for full
output including plan files if desired. Click dialog Finger button or press
Enter key. Cancel button closes dialog without performing Finger query.

Input in form 'user@host' returns information on specified user,
input 'host' returns list of all currently logged-in users.


Whois Query:

Whois query can be started by clicking Whois button or by hitting Alt-W hot
key. In a Whois dialog enter query string and choose Whois server from list
by clicking on the down array. Click Whois button or press Enter key.
You can Add a new Whois server name by typing it in a Whois server combobox.
It will be saved automatically. You can also delete currently selected server
name by clicking Delete button. Cancel button closes dialog and aborts Whois
database search.


DNS Lookup:

If you know IP address/Internet name of some host you can find out what its
Internet name/IP address is via DNS lookup.
DNS lookup can be started by clicking DNS button or by hitting Alt-D hot key.
In a dialog type in IP address of Internet host name you want to do lookup on
and click Ok button or hit Enter key. Requested information will appear in a
moment. It'll contain Internet host name, alias(es) and IP address. Click Ok
button or press Enter key to close DNS info dialog.


Finger Address Book:

You can place your queries to Address Book. It can be opened by clicking
AddBook button or by hitting Alt-A hot key. You can add, delete query entries
or do a finger query of the selected book entry.
Address Book has following commands:

New    (Alt-N)  - Add new address to book;
Delete (Alt-D)  - Delete selected address from book;
Finger (Alt-F)  - Do a finger query of selected entry
                  (Double-clicking the item has same effect);
Cancel (Alt-C)  - Exit Address Book without saving changes;
OK     (Alt-K)  - Exit Address Book and save changes.

Add button/command opens the Address Book Entry window, where you can add
a new address. Address Book has a tiny Notepad where to keep information
(user name, tel number etc) on selected address.


Cancel Button:

You can cancel active query by clicking Cancel button or by hitting Alt-C.


Clear Button:

Contents of the window can be cleared up by clicking Clear button or by
hitting Shift-Del hot key.



                                 Menu commands

File Menu commands:

Save As  - Save results of query to a file. The command is enabled only if
there is text in window.

Print    - Print results of query. The command is enabled only if there is
text in window.

Printer Setup - Choose and setup a printer.

Exit     - Exit the program.


Edit Menu commands:

Copy     - Copy selected text to ClipBoard. The command is enabled only if
there is text selected in window.

Clear    - Clear up window. The command is enabled only if there is text
selected in window.

Select All - Select all text in window. The command is enabled only, if there
is text in window.


Search Menu command:

Find Text   - Open search dialog. The command is enabled only, if there is text
in window.


Options Menu commands:

History list - If checked list of finger queries is kept (saved).

Font     - Choose font for a window.


About Menu command:

About    - Shows Wfinger about info.


RESPONSIBILITY: Since this program is FREEWARE there is no responsibility or
warranty. So use the program at your own risk. If you find any bugs or have
comments please send me e-mail.


Alexander Danileiko
e-mail: adanil@ebs330.eb.uah.edu
http://www.eb.uah.edu/~adanil/