From owner-freebsd-ports Fri Jan 25 22:29:54 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from topaz.mdcc.cx (topaz.mdcc.cx [212.204.230.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F09CB37B400; Fri, 25 Jan 2002 22:29:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from k7.mavetju.org (topaz.mdcc.cx [212.204.230.141]) by topaz.mdcc.cx (Postfix) with ESMTP id 464042B82F; Sat, 26 Jan 2002 07:29:35 +0100 (CET) Received: by k7.mavetju.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 6E9BE151; Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:29:03 +1100 (EST) Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:29:03 +1100 From: Edwin Groothuis To: sumikawa@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/34226: new port: net/netcat+ipv6 Message-ID: <20020126172903.I825@k7.mavetju.org> References: <200201241840.g0OIe3K13582@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200201241840.g0OIe3K13582@freefall.freebsd.org>; from sumikawa@freebsd.org on Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 10:40:03AM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 10:40:03AM -0800, sumikawa@freebsd.org wrote: > The following reply was made to PR ports/34226; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: sumikawa@freebsd.org > To: edwin@mavetju.org > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: ports/34226: new port: net/netcat+ipv6 > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 03:29:30 +0900 (JST) > > Do you really need this port? > Original netcat is not maintained anymore. > I recommend to use net/obnc(OpenBSD netcat) instead of it. > It's already support IPv6. I'm using netcat from the ports collection and have in august a patch supplied for IPv6 support in netcat. The maintainer doesn't seem to be willing to do something with the PR. That's why I decided to make the netcat+ipv6 port myself. Yes, I'm using it and no, I didn't know that there was an OpenBSD netcat version. I'll have a look at it. But there is no reason why this netcat couldn't get ipv6 support: the port is not forbidden and the code is there to be used. And, if you need help with the -ports part of FreeBSD, I'm happy to lent a hand. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message