Netcat 1.10
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Netcat is a simple Unix utility which reads and writes data      ====v====
across network connections, using TCP or UDP protocol.            \  W  /
It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can          |     |     _
be used directly or easily driven by other programs and           / ___ \    /
scripts.  At the same time, it is a feature-rich network         / /   \ \  |
debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost      (((-----)))-'
any kind of connection you would need and has several            /
interesting built-in capabilities.  Netcat, or "nc" as the      (      ___
actual program is named, should have been supplied long ago      \__.=|___E
as another one of those cryptic but standard Unix tools.                /