Date: 28 Apr 2005 11:27:04 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netcat strange behaviour Message-ID: <44acnincqf.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <4270FA2E.7020706@dial.pipex.com> References: <20050427163029.31F1143D55@mx1.FreeBSD.org> <4270FA2E.7020706@dial.pipex.com>
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Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> writes: > shibbsd@spymac.com wrote: > > >My netcat is the one from the official FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE s the system here now to check the exact version; I'll check it and post it > >to the maillist a.s.a.p. (or look in web-cvs). > > > >As of telnet, it runs o.k., but I wanted to use netcat in a shell script... :( > >Besides, that is what netcat is designed for, is it not? > > > >PS. sorry, as of 5.4-RELEASE I meant 5.4-RC2 > > > Try > pkg_info -I netcat\* > > Regardless of whether it is up-to-date or not you should try remaking > it. If it's not up-to-date then you should update it first. The > handbook will tell you how. Try nc reading from stdin > nc -i 1 localhost 110 > and type the commands just like to telnet. Does that work? > > If it still doesn't work then there may be a bug in the port on 5.4 > and you might try reporting it. > > Also, there seems to be a gnetcat port which is a rewrite of netcat. > Try that. Presumably the original poster was referring to the version in the base system.
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