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From: psm@manta.NOSC.MIL (Scot Mcintosh)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Where is login location info kept?
Message-ID: <2038@manta.NOSC.MIL>
Date: 8 Jun 91 19:50:46 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
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On BSD Unix, finger will report where someone is logged in from:

Login    Name        TTY Idle    When     Where
me     John Smith     p1        Sat 12:34  snoopy
					   ^^^^^^^
                 Where does it get this information?