linuxforums.org — Netcat or nc in short can be aptly described as one of those two letter command-line tools that have all of legendary UNIX magic and power.nc however is a new program and does not share the age of well known programs like cat or dd. However its power and versatility make one think why no one came up with this before.
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ahelmsteMar 23, 2007
Not as old as cat or dd, but new? I've been using nc for years. The last realease I know of was 1996. That's not new. Still, it rocks.
nearlyheadlessMar 23, 2007
It's actually a compile-time option, -DGAPING_SECURITY_HOLE. See <a class="user" href="http://www.vulnwatch.org/netcat/readme.html">http://www.vulnwatch.org/netcat/readme.html</a>
Closed AccountMar 23, 2007
Anyone who starts a tutorial with "It is not very likely you have used it" is going to alienate me pretty quickly. Get off your arrogant little podium and give your audience just a bit of credit.Hooray for netcat! Boo for the author.
availablenameMar 23, 2007
Did anyone else picture a drunk guy wearing a wizard hat while reading that article?
juliobMar 23, 2007
heheh, new? to the ignoramus, yeah.
bariswheelMar 24, 2007
Nope, blocked. Life's too short.
spankaccountMar 24, 2007
New? I could have sworn I use something similar to this back in 2000 on linux...