> detailed description:
> --------------------
> Maybe not everyone would call this a bug, but finger(1) prints the name
> of the host connected to (if any) before it is actually connected. This
> is confusing for people who are used to finger(1) printing the hostname
> when actually having made the connection. The hostname appearing on
> your screen gives you an indication of whether the host you are trying to
> finger to is down/unreachable.

actually, on every machine i've used, finger printing out the hostname
was an indication that it could _look up_ the name in question, not
that it connected...


chris