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From: mcc@ETN-WLV.EATON.COM (Merton Campbell Crockett)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re:  TELNET incompatibility questions
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Date: 17 Feb 89 04:03:49 GMT
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Phil:

RFC 854 which defines the TELNET  Protocol  defines  both  IP  and  AO  as
required commands.  A User TELNET which does not provide the capability to
generate an IP or AO command has not been implemented correctly.  In  your
case, the User TELNET is the one that needs to be fixed.  To fully support
the AO command, the TELNET "synch" function needs to be implemented.   The
"synch" function is required to indicate to the User TELNET  when  it  can
stop discarding data received from the Server TELNET.

Merton