Netcat worx on more than httpd. (for instance, oh... everything!) Therefore RFC 2616 and all other http RFCs are irrelavent.
Now drop it! B. On 17 Oct 2003, this text appeared purporting to belong to thalm Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Strange netcat behavior From: "thalm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date sent: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:11:44 +0100 > Yes, that is correct. > But my point is why does netcat defaults to a LF behavior (don't know if there is the > option of sending CRLF instead of LF) and telnet defaults defaults to CRLF ? > > netcat is very much used to "talk" to HTTP servers. So why does netcat does not use > by default CRLF ? Again, this breaks HTTP RFC rules concerning HTTP server and HTTP > client behavior... Bill Scherr IV, GSEC, GCIA EWA / Information & Infrastructure Technologies National Guard Regional Technology Center / Norwich Campus Northfield, VT 05663 802-485-1962 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
