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Telnet Environment Option

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Network Working Group                                  D. Borman, Editor
Request for Comments: 1408                           Cray Research, Inc.
                                                            January 1993


                       Telnet Environment Option

Status of this Memo

   This RFC specifies an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet
   community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
   Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol
   Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol.
   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

   This document specifies a mechanism for passing environment
   information between a telnet client and server.  Use of this
   mechanism enables a telnet user to propagate configuration
   information to a remote host when connecting.

1.  Command Names and Codes

      ENVIRON         36
          IS               0
          SEND             1
          INFO             2

          VAR              0
          VALUE            1
          ESC              2
          USERVAR          3

2.  Command Meanings


   IAC WILL ENVIRON

      The sender of this command is willing to send environment
      variables.

   IAC WONT ENVIRON

      The sender of this command refuses to send environment variables.






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