RFC 2066 (rfc2066) - Page 2 of 12
TELNET CHARSET Option
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RFC 2066 TELNET CHARSET Option January 1997
NAME CODE MEANING
SE 240 End of subnegotiation parameters.
SB 250 Indicates that what follows is
subnegotiation of the indicated
option.
WILL 251 Indicates the desire to begin
performing, or confirmation that
you are now performing, the
indicated option.
WON'T 252 Indicates the refusal to perform,
or continue performing, the
indicated option.
DO 253 Indicates the request that the
other party perform, or
confirmation that you are expecting
the other party to perform, the
indicated option.
DON'T 254 Indicates the demand that the other
party stop performing, or
confirmation that you are no longer
expecting the other party to
perform, the indicated option.
IAC 255 Data Byte 255.
2. Command Meanings
A very simple meta-syntax is used, where most tokens represent
previously defined items (such as IAC); angle-brackets ("") are
used for items to be further defined; curly-braces ("{}") are used
around optional items; ellipses represent repeated sequences of
items; and quotes are used for literal strings.
IAC WILL CHARSET
The sender REQUESTS permission to, or AGREES to, use
CHARSET option subnegotiation to choose a character set.
IAC WON'T CHARSET
The sender REFUSES to use CHARSET option subnegotiation
to choose a character set.
Gellens Experimental