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Subject: Answer: how do you do a plan?
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abigail@xs4all.nl (Martian) writes:


>jplummer@umich.edu (Jon Robertsen Plummer) writes:

>==Bob Allison (boba@wwa.com) had this to say:
>=== Strawberry Bitch <manders@expert.cc.purdue.edu> wrote:
>=== >Okay, here is my predicament:  I have a file called ".plan" but now I don't
>=== >know how to put it in my plan in my finger file.  Could someone please
>=== >enlighten me?  I am truly lost.  If it makes a difference, I am on a
>=== >UNIX system.  Thank you so much..
>===    If it's called ".plan" that should be it.  Make sure it's in the top
>=== level of your home folder (ie, not in any other folders).  Try fingering
>=== your account.

>==Chances are you'll have to set permissions on the file (and probably on
>==your directory) so that the file is world-readable.  For more info,
>=="man chmod".

>And of course your site must allow you to be fingered from all over the world.


>Abigail

	Here is an answer:=>

	from your home directory prompt, type:

		chmod a+rx .plan

	which means to change the mode to allow (a)ll to (r)ead and
	e(x)ecute your .plan

	if this doesnt work, I dont know what would..

J.ToTTeN