Hi, Edward Allcutt: > On Fri, 12 Sep 2014, Josh Triplett wrote: > >>* telnet: dead for 19 years. Used only by those who misspell 'nc' and hope > >> for no 0xff bytes. > > A slight exaggeration. A client that uses the actual telnet protocol is > still invaluable for managing various fairly stupid devices. > So use "nc -t" if you need it. Better to make the unsafe behavior explicit. -- -- Matthias Urlichs