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0001667: netcat v0.7.1 does not work with -u UDP option
I installed netcate v0.7.1 on Solaris 9 & 10 host. I tried to connect to a valid UDP port but did not work.



After doing a little more investigating it seems that there is a problem
with netcat 0.7.1 and UDP on Solaris. It does not work

I found nc 1.10 source on sunfreeware.com under Solaris 8. I compiled the
software on a Solaris 10 host and it now seems to work correctly.

Per Sourceforge \"Goals of this project are full compatibility with the
original nc 1.10 that is widely used, and portability.\"

The cygwin project provides nc 1.10 for a netcat replacement.
Issue History
2008-11-21 04:41 philadmin Status new => assigned
2008-11-21 04:41 philadmin Assigned To => phil
2011-11-17 13:28 dam Assigned To phil => dam
2011-11-17 13:33 dam Note Added: 0009422

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dam   
2011-11-17 13:33   
The version you are referring to is actually the original version of netcat:
  http://nc110.sourceforge.net/ [^]
The GNU netcat should be a fully compatible rewrite:
  http://netcat.sourceforge.net/ [^]
According to the changelog the UDP issue should have been fixed in 0.7.1:
  http://netcat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/netcat/netcat/ChangeLog?revision=1.80&view=markup [^]

It would be best if the issue were reported upstream and fixed there.