Instructions for accessing a webpage on a finger server (20jan2026):

You'll need a finger client↗ that outputs to stdout or you can opt for:

nf (netcat)↗ which has built-in support for markdown over the finger protocol.


Syntax:

finger.client markdown@happynetbox.com | pandoc -s -f markdown -t html | lynx -stdin

finger.client markdown@happynetbox.com | pandoc -s -f markdown -t html | w3m -T text/html

finger.client markdown@happynetbox.com | pandoc -s -f markdown -t html -o output.html && firefox output.html && rm output.html

curl -s gopher://happynetbox.com:79/0markdown | pandoc -s -f markdown -t html | lynx -stdin

or

nf --md markdown@happynetbox.com (lynx default)

nf --mdg markdown@happynetbox.com (firefox default)


* Important Lynx browser tips↗
  1. Smooth Scrolling on lynx using arrow keys
  2. LSS file: changes the default colors lynx uses (-lss=~/path/to/file.lss)