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[โ€“] Zoop@beehaw.org 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Hey, lots of people still do! I've seen talk of using it nowadays a few separate times lately, including earlier today of someone setting it up for the first time. It's neat!

Anyone talking about using finger nowadays should be considered very very suspect, same way you'd look at someone suggesting rlogin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_(protocol)#Security_concerns

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/decades-old-finger-protocol-abused-in-clickfix-malware-attacks/