RFC 1288 · DRAFT STANDARD · 1991
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The Finger User Information Protocol
Overview
RFC 1288, “The Finger User Information Protocol”, is a Draft Standard document published in December 1991 by D. Zimmerman. It obsoletes RFC 742, RFC 1194, RFC 1196. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo describes the Finger user information protocol.This is a simple protocol which provides an interface to a remote user information program. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Draft Standard” means
A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 1287 Towards the Future Internet Architecture
- RFC 1289 DECnet Phase IV MIB Extensions
- RFC 1286 Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges
- RFC 1290 There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places
- RFC 1291 Mid-Level Networks Potential Technical Services
- RFC 1284 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types
- RFC 1283 SNMP over OSI
- RFC 1282 BSD Rlogin