RFC 4777 · INFORMATIONAL · 2006

IBM's iSeries Telnet Enhancements

Overview

RFC 4777, “IBM's iSeries Telnet Enhancements”, is an Informational document published in November 2006 by T. Murphy Jr., P. Rieth, J. Stevens. It obsoletes RFC 2877. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the interface to the Telnet server on IBM's iSeries line of midrange business computers. This interface allows Telnet clients to request a Telnet terminal or printer session using specific session attributes related to device names, encryption, language support, auto-sign-on, response codes, session association, etc.

These support functions are implemented primarily using the Telnet Environment option negotiation RFC 1572 to define new USERVAR variables that will be recognized by iSeries Telnet server. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2877
Other RFCs from 2006

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