This is bsd-finger-0.15 for Linux.

This package updates bsd-finger-0.10, which updated the finger and
fingerd from NetKit-0.09.

If you're reading this off a CD, go right away and check the net
archives for later versions and security fixes.

Contents: 
	finger		Program for printing user information
	fingerd		Daemon for remote finger access
	
Requires:
	Working compiler, libc, and kernel.

Security:
	bsd-finger-0.15 fixes some possible denial of service attacks
	against fingerd.

	bsd-finger-0.10 fixed a denial of service situation where
	users' .plan or .project files are named pipes.

	The NetKit-0.09 and earlier versions of this code fixed a
	number of now well-known security problems. Please don't use
	older versions.

Installation:
	Do "./configure --help" and decide what options you want. The
	defaults should be suitable for most Linux systems. Then run
	the configure script.

	Do "make" to compile.
	Then (as root) do "make install".

	Save a backup copy of any mission-critical program in case the
	new one doesn't work, and so forth. We warned you.

Note:
	If you are using the finger daemon from this package with a 
	custom finger client, rather than the finger client in this
	package, you will need to update the client to honor the -R
	option (send CR/LF instead of LF as end-of-line character).
	This is because as of bsd-finger-0.15, fingerd uses this (new)
	option to finger instead of adding CRs by copying all the 
	output through a pipe.

	Ignoring the -R option and sending LF instead of CR/LF will
	in most cases work, but is not RFC-compliant.

Bugs:
	Please make sure your header files in /usr/include match your
	libc version installed in /lib and /usr/lib. If you have weird
	problems this is the most likely culprit.

	Also, before reporting a bug, be sure you're working with the
	latest version.

	If something doesn't compile for you, fix it and send diffs.
	If you can't, send the compiler's error output.

	If it compiles but doesn't work, send as complete a bug report as 
	you can. Patches and fixes are welcome, as long as you describe 
	adequately what they're supposed to fix. Please, one patch per
	distinct fix. Please do NOT send the whole archive back or
	reindent the source.

	Be sure to send all correspondence in e-mail. Postings to netnews 
	will not be seen due to the enormous volume.

	Please don't report known bugs (see the BUGS file(s)) unless you
	are including fixes. :-)

Philip Copeland
David A. Holland
Al Howat

netbug@ftp.uk.linux.org
31 July 1999