RFC 1372 (rfc1372) - Page 1 of 6
Telnet Remote Flow Control Option
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Network Working Group C. Hedrick
Request for Comments: 1372 Rutgers University
Obsoletes: RFC 1080 D. Borman
Cray Research, Inc.
October 1992
Telnet Remote Flow Control 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.
Introduction
This document specifies an extended version of the Telnet Remote Flow
Control Option, RFC 1080, with the addition of the RESTART-ANY and
RESTART-XON suboptions.
1. Command Names and Codes
TOGGLE-FLOW-CONTROL 33
OFF 0
ON 1
RESTART-ANY 2
RESTART-XON 3
2. Command Meanings
IAC WILL TOGGLE-FLOW-CONTROL
Sender is willing to enable and disable flow control upon command.
IAC WONT TOGGLE-FLOW-CONTROL
Sender refuses to enable and disable flow control. Nothing is
implied about whether sender does or does not use flow control.
It is simply unwilling to enable and disable it using this
protocol.
IAC DO TOGGLE-FLOW-CONTROL
Sender is willing to send commands to enable and disable flow
control.
Hedrick & Borman