  Enjoy NETPIPES 4

  by Robert Forsman
  thoth@purplefrog.com

  primary ftp site: ftp.purplefrog.com   /pub/thoth/

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  Check the Makefile.  You will want to change where it installs
stuff.  Some systems require extra libraries or compile flags.

CHANGES

  4.0 adds a pair of new utilities.  The classic faucet and hose
should be very solid, but encapsulate, and timelimit have seen very
limited testing, and might not even build out-of-the-box.  As always,
send me email with your problems.

  3.0 changed the way that the subcommand is specified.  It is MUCH
better than the ancient way.  Read the manual pages.

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  Someone suggested using setsid(2) to disassociate myself from the
terminal.  Sounds great.  I hope everyone has it.

  Also, I need portable ways to clean up child processes.  Maybe I'll
just read the perl source one day or buy the Stevens Advanced UNIX
Programming book.

  This program has, in the past, been compiled and tested on a DEC
5100, an RS6k, an HP9k, an SGI, SCO v5.0.2, a Solaris box, SunOS
4.1.3, and sees almost daily usage under Linux 2.0.x.

  If you compile this program on an architecture/OS not mentioned
above, drop me a line.  If you have problems compiling on any
architecture, I want to hear about it (and I'll try to help you fix
the problem and make sure that the next version compiles out of the
box).

  Normally, I say all software sucks, but I can now proudly say that
NETPIPES RULES!  If you disagree, tell me why and I'll see if I can
fix it.

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  THINGS NOT INCLUDED

  ssl-auth has not been included in this release of netpipes.  Mainly
because I haven't figured out how to operate my own program.  It's
only a thin wrapper around Eric Young's ssleay library which I don't
know how to use :)

  When I finally figure out how to operate it, and can write a manual
page full of recipes and recommended useage, I'll rehack it so all the
crypto stuff is in a separate module, which I will distribute, but
encrypted.  I'll only hand the encryption key to people who can
convince me they're US or Canadian citizens.  Of course, it will take
all of 1 hour for someone outside the U.S. to re-write the relevant
crypto parts, so I'm not terribly worried about this toy getting
limited distribution.

  I want to re-distribute multitee by Dan Bernstein.  It's rather
awkward to use properly, but when you can get the invocation just
right, it is a nuclear-powered power-tool!  I'm currently too rushed
to properly integrate it into the build tree, so you should just go
get it yourself.  Assuming you can find it :/
