Comment by icameron
2 years ago
And after you emailed them you could finger their address and see when they last checked their email, and their unread message count usually.
2 years ago
And after you emailed them you could finger their address and see when they last checked their email, and their unread message count usually.
I had no idea this was a thing for email... Wow.
Not just that. People had ".plan" files that could be viewed with finger, and they would post updates there. I specifically remember John Carmack sharing daily news and updates on his account. It was the first form of "Twitter" back in the 90's.
Only for Unix accounts.