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Re:Teenager facing prison for downloading unsecured files fr... by CalRobert on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @09:57AM (#16858306)
Not to mention there's more to things than HTTP. could be plenty of other sources. Maybe I like using netcat just for kicks. Maybe I like hand-typing HTTP.

While odd, `printf "GET / HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n" | nc 104.20.44.44 80` gets you the HN home page as good as anything.

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Re:Teenager facing prison for downloading unsecured files fr... by rootlocus on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:19AM (#16858516)
Unfortunately, the main counter argument in this thread, from what I gathered, is "ordinary people wouldn't do that". Including someone claiming that if your mom wouldn't do it (in this case), it's not legal: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16854087
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