It should, but it doesn't. It only made diference when there's no connection. When a connection is made, even with -w 5 (for instance), nc waits forever.
2009/2/11 Sudev Barar <sba...@gmail.com> > 2009/2/12 Paulo Brito <paulorsbrito.lis...@gmail.com>: > > Michael, thanks for your reply. But if you read my entire email, you'll > see > > that the problem is netcat NOT exiting after disconnect. So, your script > > will not solve the problem, because the nc never exits. > > > > Will -w option work? > > -- > Regards, > Sudev Barar > Read http://blog.sudev.in for topics ranging from here to there. > > PS: I know most of people do not follow email niceties (mostly they > are not aware) but if you follow bottom post/in-line post style of > email conversations it becomes a whole lot easier to carry on > meaningful dialogue and you can snip out what is not meaningful too. > Most people just hit reply button and top post leaving prior message > appended uselessly at bottom. See if you can adopt this style and > persuade others. In case you are already doing this ..... great, > spread the message. >
