RE: SUPPRESS-GO-AHEAD OPTION

[Tim McCarthy <TimM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

TELNET GA is (u_char)249. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsingh@celcorp.com [SMTP:gsingh@celcorp.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 1:28 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      SUPPRESS-GO-AHEAD OPTION
> 
> Hi!
> I am using a commercial Mac terminal emulator to establish a tn3270
> connection with client's mainframe. Upon connecting, the system print
> dialog is triggered.
> A session trace revealed that negotiations proceeded as follows:
> 
> Server:   IAC WILL SUPPRESS-GO-AHEAD
> CLIENT:   IAC DONT SUPPRESS-GO-AHEAD
> Server:   IAC WONT SUPPRESS-GO-AHEAD
> CLEINT:   IAC DONT SUPPRESS-GO-AHEAD
> :
> :
> :
> (standard Terminal-Type, Transmit Binary and EOR negotiations follow.
> Terminal Type 3279-5-E is negotiated)
> 
> Has anyone seen this kind of thing before? There is something
> irregular in
> the transaction that leads to the Print Dialogue to pop up but what is
> it?
> 
> RFC 858 deals with the SUPPRESS-GO-AHEAD OPTION but wasn't
> sufficiently
> illuminating. Would someone please shed a little light on the matter?
> Where
> can I get more information on the Telnet Go Ahead (GA) character? (and
> what
> hex # is it?)
> 
> Cheers,
> Gagan.
> 
> 
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