John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> James Troup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > > First, you are removing a very important distinction: You have no
> > > control over what is on the other end of the connection.
> > 
> > Eh?  So what? 
> 
> The point is that every single TCP/IP client that is in existance now
> or ever will be has a free server available: netcat.  This renders
> other distinctions meaningless, I think.

Oh, purlease.  This is sophistry.  When talking about common every day
usage of a client like TiK; now using netcat as a server might sound
c00l, 3l33t and funny on IRC, but how useful is it in real life?  It's
not.
 
-- 
James

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