The .plan file, located in respective users' directories, is a hidden file
created by such users to use to put information about themselves, etc, or
whatever they choose so that when a local and/or remote user "fingers"
them, they will know more about that person, or will see what the person
wants them to see. 

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> From: Michael Jinks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: .plan file
> Date: Wednesday, July 01, 1998 2:28 AM
> 
> Something I've been mildly curious about for a while now -- when I
> finger a user on my machine, one of the bits of info that comes back is
> "no Plan".  The manpage for finger mentions a .plan file, but says
> nothing much about it.
> 
> What is this for?
> 
> 
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