Netcat 1.10 is an updated release of Netcat, a simple Unix utility which reads

and writes data across network connections using TCP or UDP protocol.  It is

designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily

driven by other programs and scripts.  At the same time it is a feature-rich

network debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind of

connection you would need and has several interesting built-in capabilities.

Some of netcat's major features are:

	Outbound or inbound connections, TCP or UDP, to or from any ports

	Full DNS forward/reverse checking, with appropriate warnings

	Ability to use any local source port

	Ability to use any locally-configured network source address

	Built-in port-scanning capabilities, with randomizer

	Built-in loose source-routing capability

	Can read command line arguments from standard input

	Slow-send mode, one line every N seconds

	Hex dump of transmitted and received data

	Optional ability to let another program service established connections

	Optional telnet-options responder

A very short list of potential uses:

	Script backends

	Scanning ports and inventorying services, automated probes

	Backup handlers

	File transfers

	Server testing, simulation, debugging, and hijacking

	Firewall testing

	Proxy gatewaying

	Network performance testing

	Address spoofing tests

	Protecting X servers

	1001 other uses you'll likely come up with

Changes between the 1.00 release and this release:

	Better portability -- updated generic.h and Makefile [thanx folks!]

	Indication of local-end interface address on inbound connections

	That's *Dave* Borman's telnet, not Paul Borman...

	Better indication of DNS errors

	Total byte counts printed if -v -v is used

	A bunch of front-end driver companion programs and scripts

	Better handling of stdin arguments-plus-data

	Hex-dump feature

	Telnet responder

	Program exec works inbound or outbound now

Netcat and the associated package is a product of Avian Research, and is freely

available in full source form with no restrictions save an obligation to give

credit where due.  Get it via anonymous FTP at avian.org:/src/hacks/nc110.tgz

which is a gzipped tar file and not to be confused with its version 1.00

precursor, nc100.tgz.  Other distribution formats can be accomodated upon

request.  Netcat is also mirrored at the following [faster] sites:

	zippy.telcom.arizona.edu:/pub/mirrors/avian.org/hacks/nc110.tgz

	ftp.sterling.com:/mirrors/avian.org/src/hacks/nc110.tgz

	coast.cs.purdue.edu:/pub/tools/unix/netcat/nc110.tgz

	ftp.rge.com:/pub/security/coast/mirrors/avian.org/netcat/nc110.tgz

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