Alex Zbyslaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
