On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Brian wrote: > Well, that's my current method, I found it only takes about 2 seconds to > netcat /etc/hosts across. Is there a more elegant way or is the only > method of ending a netcat session to wait for the lights to stop blinking > then press ctrl-C? It's an acceptable method for most of my applications > but it seems a little dirty, kinda like crash landing an airplane. Only if the system doesn't do garbage collection right. Otherwise, it's more like taking the airplane away in the belly of the "mother ship." :) -- "To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." --Anonymous