RFC 885 (rfc885) - Page 1 of 2
Telnet end of record option
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Network Working Group J. Postel
Request for Comments: 885 ISI
December 1983
TELNET END OF RECORD OPTION
This RFC specifies a standard for the ARPA Internet community. Hosts on
the ARPA Internet that need to mark record boundaries within Telnet
protocol data are expected to adopt and implement this standard.
1. Command Name and Code
END-OF-RECORD 25
2. Command Meanings
IAC WILL END-OF-RECORD
The sender of this command requests permission to begin
transmission of the Telnet END-OF-RECORD (EOR) code when
transmitting data characters, or the sender of this command
confirms it will now begin transmission of EORs with transmitted
data characters.
IAC WON'T END-OF-RECORD
The sender of this command demands to stop transmitting, or to
refuses to begin transmitting, the EOR code when transmitting data
characters.
IAC DO END-OF-RECORD
The sender of this command requests that the sender of data start
transmitting the EOR code when transmitting data, or the sender of
this command confirms that the sender of data is expected to
transmit EORs.
IAC DON'T END-OF-RECORD
The sender of this command demands that the receiver of the
command stop or not start transmitting EORs when transmitting
data.
3. Default
WON'T END-OF-RECORD
DON'T END-OF-RECORD
END-OF-RECORD is not transmitted.
Postel