Name:
	Accept

Version:
	2.0.0
	Accept is developed with the "Release early, release often"
	paradigma in mind.  However I have very few time,
	so "often" probably means 1-2 times in a century, ok?

License:
	May be distributed under the terms of the
	GNU General Public License (GPL) v2 or higher.
	This software comes with absolutely no warranty of any kind.

Purpose:
	An easy tcp network connector/acceptor.
	Accept transmits data read from stdin to the socket
	and writes data received to stdout.
	It exits on EOF on either side (socket or stdin/stdout).

Features:
	It forks a sender and receiver.  So it has no "select" hassle
	and is as fast as it can be.

Changes:
	2.0.0: Major rewrite
	1.1: First public release

Notes:
	It's so simple that it hurts.
	I put it at scylla+charybdis because I did not find any
	better place.
	Is now part of HilbiX.

Install:
	Just type
	make

Security:
	Accept transfers data unencrypted (plain text).

Usage:
	accept SOCKET
		transmit data between stdin/stdout and SOCKET

	accept SOCKET SOCKET
		transmit data between sockets

	connect-sockets start with >
	accept-sockets  start with <
	INET-sockets are given as host:port.
	UNIX-sockets (files) are arguments without a : in it.

Example:
	At host 1.2.3.4:
	accept '<:5555' > data.tar.gz

	at another host:
	tar cfz - / | accept '>1.2.3.4:5555'

Caveats:
	Be careful not to type EOF (^D) "at host 1.2.3.4" above.
	In the example above, if you type something "at host 1.2.3.4",
	you will see this written to the terminal "at another host".
	So you can use accept alone as a primitive chat application.

Todos:
	Features.

Bugs:
	Port must be given numerically.
	Clumsy syntax.

Roadmap:
	Should be able to transfer to a ring of sockets.
	Filters missing (|).
	Pipes (FIFO) missing.
	Should be part of BusyBox.

Source:
	Homepage: http://www.scylla-charybdis.com/
	Latest:   http://www.scylla-charybdis.com/download/accept.tgz
	See also: http://www.hilbix.com/

Copyright:
	This is free software according to GNU GPL,
	see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
	Copyright (C)1998-2004 by Valentin Hilbig
	webmaster@geht.net
	http://geht.net/tino/
	(I am natively German speaking)