Removing netcat from Cygwin

[matthew patton]

On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 12:05:32 PM EST, Rodney Kissee via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:
 
 
 > My company identifies netcat as a hacking tool and is requiring it to be removed from our version of Cygwin.
aside from beating the moron with clue-by-four or locking him in the tape safe, rename binary to 'catnip' andalias nc=/usr/bin/catnip
easy. But the beatings would be my first choice. I mean by their logic, cars kill, and cars have wheels, so slash the tires of the moron in IT so he can't kill anyone.