This little one is actually useful on occasion! And fairly hard to read as a bonus ofcourse ;-)
perl -lnes'|^/|$'"'|ee||print"|nc <host> <port>
(If you don't have nc (netcat), it can be found here)

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Re: Universal Programmable Internet Client
by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Mar 03, 2003 at 01:51 UTC
    Bah, it's only hard if you don't have your sh-fu down pat. :) I have to admit though, it's quite a clever idea.

    Makeshifts last the longest.