nc is *hobbit*'s netcat; let the sysadm have the same tools the crackers

have, so that he may learn what the network is about and protect it better.

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+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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