Netcat 1.10 is an updated release of Netcat, a simple Unix utility which readsand writes data across network connections using TCP or UDP protocol.  It isdesigned to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easilydriven by other programs and scripts.  At the same time it is a feature-richnetwork debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind ofconnection 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 responderA 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 withChanges 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 nowNetcat and the associated package is a product of Avian Research, and is freelyavailable in full source form with no restrictions save an obligation to givecredit where due.  Get it via anonymous FTP at avian.org:/src/hacks/nc110.tgzwhich is a gzipped tar file and not to be confused with its version 1.00precursor, nc100.tgz.  Other distribution formats can be accomodated uponrequest.  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_H* 960320