Apache Commons Net library contains a collection of network utilities and protocol implementations. Supported protocols include: Echo, Finger, FTP, NNTP, NTP, POP3(S), SMTP(S), Telnet, Whois
More information can be found on the Apache Commons Net homepage. The Javadoc can be browsed. Questions related to the usage of Apache Commons Net should be posted to the [user mailing list][ml].
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Alternatively, you can pull it from the central Maven repositories:
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-net</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-net</artifactId>
<version>3.9.0</version>
</dependency>We accept Pull Requests via GitHub. The developer mailing list is the main channel of communication for contributors. There are some guidelines which will make applying PRs easier for us:
- No tabs! Please use spaces for indentation.
- Respect the code style.
- Create minimal diffs - disable on save actions like reformat source code or organize imports. If you feel the source code should be reformatted create a separate PR for this change.
- Provide JUnit tests for your changes and make sure your changes don't break any existing tests by running
mvn.
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