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diff --git a/chapter_16.xml b/chapter_16.xml index c95e57a..9c92b31 100644 --- a/chapter_16.xml +++ b/chapter_16.xml @@ -351,6 +351,37 @@ In this case we looked for an "A" record which returned an IPv4 address. </section> +<section><title>finger</title> + +<para> +<application>finger</application>(1) isn't exactly a network diagnostic +tool as much as it is a network-user diagnostic tool. Using +<application>finger</application>, you can gather a handful of useful +information about users on servers running the +<application>fingerd</application>(8) daemon. Today very few servers +still offer <application>fingerd</application>, but for those that do +it can be a useful tool for keeping track of your friends and +co-workers. +</para> + +<screen><prompt>darkstar:~$ </prompt><userinput>finger alan@cardinal.lizella.net</userinput> +[cardinal.lizella.net] +Login: alan Name: Alan Hicks +Directory: /home/alan Shell: /bin/bash +Office: 478 808 9919, 478 935 8133 +On since Wed Apr 13 17:43 (UTC) on pts/9 from +75-150-12-113-atlanta.hfc.comcastbusiness.net + 32 minutes 24 seconds idle + (messages off) +On since Wed Apr 13 17:45 (UTC) on pts/10 from :pts/9:S.0 + 48 minutes 56 seconds idle +Mail forwarded to alan@lizella.net +No mail. +No Plan. +</screen> + +</section> + </section> <section><title>Web Browsers</title> @@ -438,6 +469,110 @@ Length: 75306 (74K) </section> <section> +<title>Mail Clients</title> + +<section><title>pine</title> + +<para> +<application>pine</application> is one of the oldest command-line +interface mail clients still in existance and remains one of the most +user-friendly. <application>pine</application> was created by the +University of Washington and carries with it both a trademark and a +copyright license that are difficult to work with. Thankfully back in +2005, the university saw fit to re-write it without the trademark and +with a more open license, so <application>alpine</application>(1) was +born. This is the pine-clone distributed with Slackware. To start using +it, simply type <application>pine</application> at the command line. +Using it is very simple due to its menu-driven system as well as the +command referance neatly located at the bottom of the screen. See for +yourself. +</para> + +<screen> + ALPINE 2.00 MAIN MENU Folder: INBOX No +Messages + + + ? HELP - Get help using Alpine + + C COMPOSE MESSAGE - Compose and send a message + + I MESSAGE INDEX - View messages in current folder + + L FOLDER LIST - Select a folder to view + + A ADDRESS BOOK - Update address book + + S SETUP - Configure Alpine Options + + Q QUIT - Leave the Alpine program + + + Copyright 2006-2008 University of Washington + [Folder "INBOX" opened with 0 messages] +? Help P PrevCmd R RelNotes +O OTHER CMDS > [ListFldrs] N NextCmd K KBLock +</screen> + +</section> + +<section><title>mutt</title> + +<para> +Some people don't like <application>pine</application>. Some people +want more control. Some people want a fully-configurable mail client +with plugin support and a no-nonsense attitude. Those people use +<application>mutt</application>(1). <application>mutt</application> +isn't as user friendly as <application>pine</application>, but makes up +for it with power. You won't find the user-friendly command referance +at the bottom of the screen, <application>mutt</application> uses every +last inch of real-estate for mail processing duty. It's feature support +is extensive: threaded displays are no problem for the mighty +mixed-breed! You can configure <application>mutt</application> with a +<filename>.muttrc</filename> file in your home directory. With all the +many different possible configuration options, there's even a man page +for that, muttrc(5). You might want to read up on it. +</para> + +<screen> +3172 N Jan 17 Thomas Morper (2.8K) │ └─>Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Exim Sbo +3173 N Jan 17 TuxaneMedia (2.5K) └─>Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Exim Sbo +3174 N Jan 06 Uli Sch?fer (4.6K) [Slackbuilds-users] mrtg-2.15.2 breaks wi +3175 N Jan 06 Willy Sudiarto (4.0K) └─> +3176 N Jan 06 Audrius Ka??uka (3.9K) └─> +3177 N Jan 06 Niels Horn (4.4K) └─> +3178 N * Jan 09 King Beowulf (6.5K) [Slackbuilds-users] libreoffice (3.3.0rc +3179 N * Jan 09 Niels Horn (4.8K) └─>Re: [Slackbuilds-users] libreoffice (3 +3180 * Jan 09 Niels Horn ( 73) └─> +3181 N * Jan 09 King Beowulf (5.9K) └─> +3182 N Jan 10 Robby Workman (7.8K) [Slackbuilds-users] Updates - 20110110 +3183 N Jan 10 B Watson (3.6K) [Slackbuilds-users] Fwd: nted slackbuild +3184 N Jan 11 SlackBuilds@cat (2.5K) [Slackbuilds-users] /usr/share/ package s +3185 N Jan 11 Robby Workman (3.4K) └─> +3186 N Jan 12 SlackBuilds@cat (3.4K) └─> +3187 N Jan 11 Robby Workman (4.5K) └─> +3188 N Jan 12 Robby Workman (2.3K) [Slackbuilds-users] Unavailability of mai +3189 N Jan 13 Mr. B-o-B (3.7K) └─> +3190 N Jan 13 Josiah Boothby (3.2K) [Slackbuilds-users] Ted's Word Processor +3191 N Jan 14 Adam Swift (7.4K) [Slackbuilds-users] Web submission failur +3192 N Jan 14 Rob McGee (3.5K) └─> +</screen> + +</section> + +<section><title>mailx</title> + +<para> +So those are great and everything, but what if you just want a mail +client that isn't menu-driven? Thankfully +<application>mailx</application> is here to save you. +</para> + +</section> + +</section> + +<section> <title>FTP Clients</title> <para> |