Here is sort of an edit history for netcat, in forward cron order.

950915 or so

	basic gethostpoop and doconnect layout established

950920 or so

	timeout handlers, improvements to gethostpoop, read-stdin-args,

	primitive select loop, and later the stdin-to-many saved-count thing

950923

	select loop is firm, connect and i/o works nicely

	added listen mode

	crocked in UDP and debugged how its back-connect works

950927

	unsnarled main a fair amount

	got "udptest" working right

	added HELP!! yow.

951003

	added exec-a-prog thing

	cleaned up routine-header comments

	signal catcher

	close stdin when we won't need it  [-z, etc]

951004

	getportpoop

	inbound options hexdump finally works  [forgot to preload "size" int]

951005 or so

	added random mode, which necessitated more main() logic cleanups

951008

	hammered out exit-status stuff, final main() argv loop cleanup

	massive readme cleanup pre-1.00 release

951010

	almost-1.00 release up for FTP, but not announced yet

	added a couple of wrapper scripts

951012  -- 1.00

	nc100 RELEASE, mailing-list spam, etc etc

951021

	doc tweak per cgull

	webproxy/webrelay scripts came together.  fuckin' yow.

951023

	added indication of *local* address in dolisten() connect handling

	reset errno before dolisten msgs -- gethostpoop might have munged it

951028	-- 1.01

	fixed exit status if -z on a single port -- was -1, is now 0 or 1

	like it should be

951029

	put "sent/rcvd" typeout more places, still only if -v -v

	Doc fix: It's *David* Borman, not Paul  [aka Mr. Environment

	Variables, this month...]

951106	-- 1.02

	added h_errno strings and updated holler, gethostpoop to find them

	Still slightly confused if gethostpoop() returns prematurely...

951107

	sys/select.h for them what needs it

	wrote_txt and more calls to print sent/rcvd

951110

	try rnd-options, but setsockopt tosses them.  Punt...

	dumped "x.y" microtiming idea; seconds are granular enough for now

	tweaked help text

951113	-- 1.03

	added first-net-read skip to select loop if we have saved stdin, and

	moved retry-count test ahead of this.  Makes multimode work much more

	sensibly...

	fleshed out this here edit history

951204	-- 1.04

	fixed duplication lameness with printing h_errno stuff

951215

	improved data.c; added xfer count and %r

951217

	rservice.c, an answer to mudge's k-rad script

951227

	port data.c to msloss, it might be useful

	some doc slogging; particularly the telnet-wrapper idea

960120	-- 1.05

	give totals even if we ^C out [that's what sigcatchers are *for*!]

	cleaned up big LSRR explanation comment

960131	-- 1.06

	flushed rndoption stuff

	report of closing stdin fucking up Solaris.  Not tried yet.

	extra arg to rservice.c

	documentation updates, added netcat-art and many udder tings

	added Bela Lubkin's #ifdefs for SIGURG  [SCO rel 5]

	added ignoring SIGPIPE  [lesson learned from webs.c]

960201

	genned up some more data dumps: pmap-mnt.d, showmount.d,

	various others; into real tree

960217	-- 1.07

	finally fixed stdin-read-args thing to retain and send leftover data

	added version to help text

	made ascii-art cuter

	added "probe" script

	added Nextstep systype

	finally fixed data.c to run "forever"

	created xor.c

960223	-- 1.08

	if doconnect skt is 0 grab another one, don't dup(). [stupid solaris..]

	threw in latest web scripts

	threw in irc

	more doc tweaks

	stuck 1.08 prerelease up for FTP

960227

	hexdump in -- it's actually gonna be quite useful!

	doc adds for hexdump; orig idea from dgaudet@wired

960229	-- 1.09

	telnet-opts responder in; left as OPTIONAL chunk since it mucks

	with the data stream.

	-e disables -o hexdump; avoid zero-length file turds

960310	-- 1.09a goddamnit-I'm-gonna-release-REAL-soon

	made -e work outbound, too

	random final cleanups and doc updates ... pant pant ...

960320	-- 1.10

	RELEASE version tested everywhere I could get to, up for FTP