[Grml] removal of "buffer" command? alternatives?

[Tom {Tomcat} Oehser]

Hi-

Up until this release, the 'buffer' command was included.

I use this all the time.  Things like:

 nc -l 12345 | buffer -z256k -p75 -m10m -o /dev/sda

Gone? :(

Is there an alternative?

-Tom

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