stanonik@NPRDC.ARPA.UUCP (12/12/86)
We've had some users, who connect to us via tacs, complain that programs now mysteriously crash. One hunch is that we're receiving telnet breaks (iac brk), which the 4.3bsd telnet server turns into the dump core signal (SIGQUIT). So, the question is, "Can a telnet break be sent from a tac and, if so, how?". I haven't found much information on tacs (any suggestions, I've tried rfcs and nic tacnews), but tacs do use "@" as an escape character (which has caused grief when users try to send mail to say, user@colorado.edu). Is there a tac escape sequence for sending the telnet break; eg, @b? Thanks, Ron Stanonik stanonik@nprdc.arpa
ahill@CC7.BBN.COM.UUCP (12/12/86)
Ron, Yes. There is a TAC escape sequence that will cause breaks to be transmitted to a host. The sequence is @s b. There are probably others but that one works. The default command intercept is @ and it can be transmitted through the TAC by doubling the character, ie, two @'s. If there is need, you can change the intercept. Alan