Network Working Group S. Silverman
Request for Comments: 933 MITRE-Washington
January 1985
OUTPUT MARKING TELNET OPTION
Status of this Memo
This RFC proposes a new option for Telnet for the ARPA-Internet
community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Overview
This proposed option would allow a Server-Telnet to send a banner to
a User-Telnet so that this banner would be displayed on the
workstation screen independently of the application software running
in the Server-Telnet.
1. Command Name and Code
OUTMRK 27
2. Command Meanings
IAC WILL OUTMRK
Sender is willing to send output marking information in a
subsequent sub-negotiation.
IAC WON'T OUTMRK
Sender refuses to send output marking information.
IAC DO OUTMRK
Sender is willing to receive output marking information in a
subsequent sub-negotiation.
IAC DON'T OUTMRK
Sender refuses to accept output marking information.
IAC SB OUTMRK CNTL data IAC SE
The sender requests receiver to use the data in this
subnegotiation as a marking for the normally transmitted Telnet
data until further notice. The CNTL octet indicates the position
of the marking (see below).
Silverman