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Telnet terminal speed option

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Network Working Group                                         C. Hedrick
Request for Comments: 1079                            Rutgers University
                                                           December 1988


                      Telnet Terminal Speed Option

Status of This Memo

   This RFC specifies a standard for the Internet community.  Hosts on
   the Internet that exchange terminal speed information within the
   Telnet protocol are expected to adopt and implement this standard.
   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

   This standard is modelled on RFC 930 [1], the telnet terminal type
   option.  Much of the text of this document is copied from that RFC.

Motivation

   Most operating systems have provisions to keep track of the speed
   (bit rate) of directly attached terminals and modems.  This
   information is used to control various timing-dependent display
   processes, e.g., the number of padding characters used for delay.
   Some software also has user interfaces that are tuned differently for
   fast and slow terminals.  The purpose of this option is to provide
   similar information for telnet connections.

1. Command Name and Code

      TERMINAL-SPEED

      Code = 32

2. Command Meanings

      IAC WILL TERMINAL-SPEED

         Sender is willing to send terminal speed information in a
         subsequent sub-negotiation.

      IAC WON'T TERMINAL-SPEED

         Sender refuses to send terminal speed information.






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