source: basicnet/netprogs/inetutils/inetutils-desc.xml@ 692e12c

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<para>The <application>Inetutils</application> package contains network clients 
and servers.</para>

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<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>ftp</title>
<para><command>ftp</command> is a ARPANET file transfer client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>logger</title>
<para><command>logger</command> make entries in the system log.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>ping</title>
<para><command>ping</command> sends <acronym>ICMP</acronym> ECHO_REQUEST 
packets to network hosts.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rcp</title>
<para><command>rcp</command> is a remote file copy client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rlogin</title>
<para><command>rlogin</command> is a remote login client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rsh</title>
<para><command>rsh</command> is a remote shell client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>syslogd</title>
<para><command>syslogd</command> logs systems messages.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>talk</title>
<para><command>talk</command> allows communication between users.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>telnet</title>
<para><command>telnet</command> is a user interface to the TELNET protocol.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>tftp</title>
<para><command>tftp</command> is an Internet Trivial File Transfer
Protocol client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>whois</title>
<para><command>whois</command> is a client for the whois directory service.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>ftpd</title>
<para><command>ftpd</command> is a DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>inetd</title>
<para><command>inetd</command> is a Internet super-server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rexecd</title>
<para><command>rexcd</command> is a remote execution server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rlogind</title>
<para><command>rlogind</command> is a remote login server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rshd</title>
<para><command>rshd</command> is a remote shell server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>talkd</title>
<para><command>talkd</command> is a remote user communication server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>telnetd</title>
<para><command>telnetd</command> is a DARPA TELNET protocol server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>tftpd</title>
<para><command>tftpd</command> is an Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>uucpd</title>
<para><command>uucpd</command> is the server for supporting
<acronym>UUCP</acronym> connections over networks.</para></sect3>

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