Re: netcat usage.
On 24/02/14 07:49, Peter Easthope wrote:
> References: <9802e1a04541ccc2a9d2c5d8b89c6c0f.squirrel@easthope.ca>
> <23022014193900.3e6e4cc308a7@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk>
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> I'll be putting References in the header again soon.
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> From: Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
> Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:43:12 +0000
>> Which netcat are you using?
>
> [user@computer ~]$ nc --version
> Ncat: Version 6.40 ( http://nmap.org/ncat )
>
>> Mine (which I will not reveal :) ) does does not offer -e as an option.
>
> -e is a contentious option?
Contentious? "use with caution" (from the man)
> Does anyone have it in Debian?
Yes. In Wheezy with backports enabled
netcat-traditional 1.10-40
NOTE: there four different "netcats" available in Wheezy. And, I can't
connect to ports below 1024 as a user either.
>
> Regards, ... Peter
>
Kind regards
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