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From: grn@stl.stc.co.uk (Gary Nebbett)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: TELNET and 8-bit ascii codes
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Date: 1 Feb 89 16:36:15 GMT
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Should a computer and terminal communicating via TELNET and capable of
exchanging 8 bit ascii codes (say a VT220 and a VMS system) negotiate BINARY
TRANSMISSION mode?

The Draft Host Requirements RFC states that the high order bit should not be
set in NVT mode.

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        Gary Nebbett           STL, London Road, Harlow, Essex  CM17 9NA, UK
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