On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Adam Morrison wrote:
> > netcat.Sometimes
> > telnet, with all its handshaking, will even take you back into
> > problemland. Netcat
> > is clean.
>
> Um, that's not why nc is better than telnet for ``debugging
> protocols''. From the telnet man page: ``When connecting to ports
> other than the telnet port, telnet(1) does not attempt telnet
> protocol negotiations.''
Please note the use of the "sometimes" qualifier. Anyway, I stand
corrected: IMHO telnet sucks, ssh and netcat rule. Sue me.
--izar
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