netcat returns EXIT_FAILURE on success in NETCAT_LISTEN mode

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#47 netcat returns EXIT_FAILURE on success in NETCAT_LISTEN mode

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Updated: 2009-03-17

Created: 2009-03-17

Creator: Anonymous

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When run in listen mode, netcat returns EXIT_FAILURE even on success. Thus, one cannot distinguish between a successfully served request and a cancellation via CTRL-C.

glob_ret should be set to EXIT_SUCCESS after a successful server request. See attached patch.

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Nobody/Anonymous - 2009-03-17

0001-set-return-value-to-EXIT_SUCCESS-on-successful-compl.patch

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