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From: slevy@UF.MSC.UMN.EDU (Stuart Levy)
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Subject: Re: RCTE
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Date: Tue, 29-Sep-87 12:07:26 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 29 12:07:26 1987
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I've just submitted an RFC that tries to deal with this problem --
it basically is CCITT's X.3 adapted for Telnet, with extensions.
So it does things like local editing, echoing, selective forwarding,
flow control &c, all controllable from the host side.
It -doesn't- try to do as much as RCTE.  It also doesn't try to
provide for general local screen editing, e.g. interpreting & buffering cursor
movements -- that seems like an awful lot to pile onto a poor Telnet protocol.


I'm leaving the draft RFC for anonymous FTP from uc.msc.umn.edu,
as "staff/rfc.x3", if anyone's interested.

					Stuart Levy
					Minn. Supercomputer Center
					612 626 0211