Re: telnet client

From: jpd (read_the_sig_at_do.not.spam.it.invalid)
Date: 03/30/05 

Date: 30 Mar 2005 13:20:15 GMT

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On 2005-03-30, Justins local account <justin-nntp@pipemedia.net> wrote:
> David Magda <dmagda+trace050112@ee.ryerson.ca> writes:
[snippety]
>> A quick telnet is useful in many cases.
>
> nc would be a better choice for this activity as it doesn't do the
> extra stuff that telnet does. (and where the latest flaw lies)
>
> Having said that, old habits do die hard.

And there is the minor point of --altough nc.c is really small and
cuddly and easily transported-- nc not always being available, and
telnet rarely not being available.

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