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From: robin@sabre.austin.ibm.com (Robin D. Wilson/1000000)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Telnet negotiation - Not a defect: a feature!
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Date: 24 Oct 90 17:32:31 GMT
References: <1990Oct8.192405.19439@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <3814@awdprime.UUCP> <1990Oct11.172158.16069@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <9010121513.AA07533@mindcrf.mindcraft.com> <1990Oct12.171007.14012@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <18224@oolong.la.locus.com>
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In article <18224@oolong.la.locus.com> brian@cygnus.la.locus.com (Brian D. Horn) writes:
)In article <1990Oct12.171007.14012@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick) writes:
)>environment variable. Unfortunately, IBM has decided that the /bin/login,
)>which executes after telnetd is done, look up the terminal type in
)>/etc/ports and kludge whatever telnetd has set. This makes the implementing
)>RFC 1091 absolutely useless.
)
)	Unfortunately I have no ready access to an RS/6000, but both
)AIX/370 and AIX/PS/2 DO correctly implement terminal type negotiation in
)telnet.  If the RS/6000 does not it is a BUG and should be fixed.  If the
)IBM service rep gives you grief, point out that the 6000 is family
)incompatible in this respect.


The RS/6000 follows the standard, and does work.  


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