Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 10 Jun 1997 22:00:36 +0000 Received: (qmail 13088 invoked from network); 10 Jun 1997 22:00:26 -0000 Received: from access.netaxs.com (mail@207.8.186.2) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 10 Jun 1997 22:00:24 -0000 Received: from unix3.netaxs.com (mail@unix3.netaxs.com [207.8.186.5]) by access.netaxs.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA24483 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 1997 18:00:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Fearnley Received: (from cjf@localhost) by unix3.netaxs.com (8.8.5/8.8.4) id SAA03582 for submit@bugs.debian.org; Tue, 10 Jun 1997 18:00:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199706102200.SAA03582@unix3.netaxs.com> Subject: nc doesn't understand ports in /etc/services that have a '-' in them To: submit@bugs.debian.org Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 18:00:16 -0400 (EDT) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] Content-Type: text Package: netcat Version: 1.10-3 $ nc -zvv hilda pop-3 invalid port pop $ nc -vvz hilda re-mail-ck invalid port mail-ck But $ telnet hilda pop-3 works and I connect to qpopper without problems. $ egrep '(re-mail-ck|pop-3)' /etc/services re-mail-ck 50/tcp # Remote Mail Checking Protocol re-mail-ck 50/udp # Remote Mail Checking Protocol pop-3 110/tcp # POP version 3 pop-3 110/udp -- Christopher J. Fearnley | Linux/Internet Consulting cjf@netaxs.com | Design Science Revolutionary http://www.netaxs.com/~cjf | Explorer in Universe ftp://ftp.netaxs.com/people/cjf | "Dare to be Naive" -- Bucky Fuller