On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 01:39:24PM -0400, Kyle Wheeler wrote: > Well, heck, if you're going to recommend doing it that way (i.e. a > method that requires intimate knowledge of IMAP), tell him to use a > good shell (e.g. bash) that can let him do the TCP connections > directly: > > echo '? LIST "" "*"' > /dev/tcp/host/port $ echo '? LIST "" "*"' > /dev/tcp/localhost/143 bash: /dev/tcp/localhost/143: No such file or directory $ ls -l /dev/tcp ls: /dev/tcp: No such file or directory $ echo $SHELL /bin/bash If this works anywhere, it's extremely non-portable. -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will result in undeliverable mail. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank the spammers.
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