rfc4777.IBM’s iSeries Telnet Enhancements.pdf

Network Working Group T. Murphy, Jr. Request for Comments: 4777 P. Rieth Obsoletes: 2877 J. Stevens Category: Informational IBM November 2006 IBM’s iSeries Telnet Enhancements Status of This Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2006). IESG Note This RFC is not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard. The IETF disclaims any knowledge of the fitness of this RFC for any purpose and in particular notes that the decision to publish is not based on IETF review for such things as security, congestion control, or inappropriate interaction with deployed protocols. The RFC Editor has chosen to publish this document at its discretion. Readers of this document should exercise caution in evaluating its value for implementation and deployment. See RFC 3932 for more information. 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. Murphy, et al. Informational [Page 1] RFC 4777 IBM’s iSeries Telnet Enhancements