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'''Virginia Tech People Search''', '''People Finder''', or, colloquially, '''Hokie Stalker''', is a web search interface to the university directory.
 
'''Virginia Tech People Search''', '''People Finder''', or, colloquially, '''Hokie Stalker''', is a web search interface to the university directory.
  
=Searching the University Directory=
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==Searching the University Directory==
==Searching with Firefox==
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===Searching with Firefox===
 
Keyword searches can serve as handy shortcuts. In recent versions of
 
Keyword searches can serve as handy shortcuts. In recent versions of
 
Firefox, you can simply right-click in a search box and choose to add a
 
Firefox, you can simply right-click in a search box and choose to add a
 
keyword for the search. See the [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html Mozilla article on "Smart Keywords"].
 
keyword for the search. See the [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html Mozilla article on "Smart Keywords"].
  
==Commandline People Search==
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===Commandline People Search===
 
Virginia Tech previously operated a finger server, but it was shut down on January 16th. [http://www.middleware.vt.edu/doku.php?id=middleware:ed:edlite:finger] [[User:mutantmonkey|mutantmonkey]] has hacked up a [https://github.com/mutantmonkey/hokiestalker/blob/master/hs.py Python script that works as a replacement].
 
Virginia Tech previously operated a finger server, but it was shut down on January 16th. [http://www.middleware.vt.edu/doku.php?id=middleware:ed:edlite:finger] [[User:mutantmonkey|mutantmonkey]] has hacked up a [https://github.com/mutantmonkey/hokiestalker/blob/master/hs.py Python script that works as a replacement].
  
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=Privacy Settings=
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==Privacy Settings==
==Managing via MyVT==
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===Managing via MyVT===
 
To suppress personal information visit [https://my.vt.edu/navigate.jsp?channel=attribute-suppression MyVT profile visibility] after logging in via the [https://auth.vt.edu/login?service=https://my.vt.edu/Login central authentication system].
 
To suppress personal information visit [https://my.vt.edu/navigate.jsp?channel=attribute-suppression MyVT profile visibility] after logging in via the [https://auth.vt.edu/login?service=https://my.vt.edu/Login central authentication system].
  
==Computer Labs==
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===Computer Labs===
 
In order to login at the [[Math Emporium]] and on the [[Torg computer labs]], public visibility of ones PID was once required. This was fixed sometime in 2009.
 
In order to login at the [[Math Emporium]] and on the [[Torg computer labs]], public visibility of ones PID was once required. This was fixed sometime in 2009.
  
=See Also=
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==See Also==
 
* [[Searching]]
 
* [[Searching]]
  
=Links=
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==Links==
 
* [http://search.vt.edu/search/people.html Virginia Tech | People Search]
 
* [http://search.vt.edu/search/people.html Virginia Tech | People Search]
* [[ud:Hokie Stalker|Urban Dictionary Hokie Stalker entry]]
 
  
[[Category:Campus computing resources]]
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[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Web applications]]
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[[Category:Featured content
[[Category:Scripts]]
 
[[Category:Data]]
 

Latest revision as of 01:07, 4 January 2018

Virginia Tech People Search, People Finder, or, colloquially, Hokie Stalker, is a web search interface to the university directory.

Searching the University Directory

Searching with Firefox

Keyword searches can serve as handy shortcuts. In recent versions of Firefox, you can simply right-click in a search box and choose to add a keyword for the search. See the Mozilla article on "Smart Keywords".

Commandline People Search

Virginia Tech previously operated a finger server, but it was shut down on January 16th. [1] mutantmonkey has hacked up a Python script that works as a replacement.

$ sudo apt-get install python3-lxml
$ git clone https://github.com/mutantmonkey/hokiestalker.git
$ ./hokiestalker/hs.py charles steger
Name:               Charles W Steger
                    Charles W. Steger
UID:                808122
Department:         President - Admin.
Title:              President and Prof. of Arch.
Office:             Office of the President
                    210 Burruss Hall
                    Blacksburg, VA 24061
Mail Stop:          0131
Office Phone:       5402316231
Email Address:      president@vt.edu


Privacy Settings

Managing via MyVT

To suppress personal information visit MyVT profile visibility after logging in via the central authentication system.

Computer Labs

In order to login at the Math Emporium and on the Torg computer labs, public visibility of ones PID was once required. This was fixed sometime in 2009.

See Also

Links

[[Category:Featured content