RFC 1184 (rfc1184) - Page 2 of 23


Telnet Linemode Option



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RFC 1184                 Telnet Linemode Option             October 1990


Table of Contents

   1.   Command Names and Codes                                        2
   2.   Command Meanings                                               3
   2.1  The LINEMODE function                                          3
   2.2  LINEMODE suboption MODE                                        4
   2.3  LINEMODE suboption FORWARDMASK                                 5
   2.4  LINEMODE suboption SLC, Set Local Characters                   6
   2.5  New control characters                                        10
   3.   Default Specification                                         11
   4.   Motivation                                                    11
   5.   Implementation Rules                                          13
   5.1  User Interface                                                13
   5.2  End of line terminators                                       14
   5.3  Output processing                                             14
   5.4  A terminal driver in Telnet?                                  14
   5.5  Setting of Local Characters                                   14
   5.6  FORWARDMASK and SLC_FORW1 and SLC_FORW2                       15
   5.7  Valid and invalid modes and values                            16
   5.8  Flushing input and output                                     16
   5.9  State diagram for SLC                                         18
   5.10 Example of a connection                                       19
   6.   Other Telnet options and RFCs                                 22
   7.   Security Considerations                                       23
   8.   Author's Address                                              23

1.  Command Names and Codes

       LINEMODE        34
           MODE             1
               EDIT             1
               TRAPSIG          2
               MODE_ACK         4
               SOFT_TAB         8
               LIT_ECHO        16
           FORWARDMASK      2
           SLC              3
               SLC_SYNCH        1
               SLC_BRK          2
               SLC_IP           3
               SLC_AO           4
               SLC_AYT          5
               SLC_EOR          6
               SLC_ABORT        7
               SLC_EOF          8
               SLC_SUSP         9
               SLC_EC          10
               SLC_EL          11



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