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netcat
Plans and prices
Netcat 1.10
Free
Freely given away; no restrictions except giving credit where due
Read 9 Oct 2026 · nc110.sourceforge.io
On the record
- Additional features
- Features include slow-send mode, loose source routing, and an optional telnet-options responder.nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Automation
- The project describes Netcat as a back-end tool that can be driven by other programs and scripts.nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The author says Netcat is freely given away with no restrictions except giving credit where due.nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Connection modes
- It supports both outbound and inbound connections on arbitrary ports.nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Contact and feedback
- The author invites comments, questions, and patches at [email protected].nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The page describes Netcat as a basic, easily modified template for writing other network applications.nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- It sends network data to standard output and can capture sent and received data in a hex dump.nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Network diagnostics
- It includes port scanning and full DNS forward and reverse checking with warnings.nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Optional execution behavior
- The -e option can execute a program after a successful connection when compiled with GAPING_SECURITY_HOLE, and the page says to use it with great care.nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The SourceForge project page describes this as a memorial of the original Hobbit version 1.10 and lists its last update as 2018-01-11.sourceforge.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Netcat reads and writes data across network connections using TCP or UDP.nc110.sourceforge.io · read 9 Oct 2026
