ml@gandalf.UUCP (Marcus Leech) (04/05/89)
I'm interested in hearing about TELNET implementations that support the SEND LOCATION and SEND TERMINAL TYPE options in both the Client and Server half of TELNET. I'm particularly interested in Client implementations that are willing to interact with something akin to the DNS RESOLVER to discover the type and location of a terminal placing a TELNET call. We operate a large data network in which terminals are connected to hosts via a data-pbx. We have some fairly sophisticated (data)network-management software that arranges for a called host to become aware of the location and terminal type of a call placed to that host. We'd like to extend this support to both Client and server TELNET. For those of you who connect all your terminals to TELNET terminal servers, I'm interested in hearing about commerical terminal servers that provide the SEND TERMINAL TYPE and SEND LOCATION options. If anyone has any information on TELNET implementations that support this, please mail me and I'll post a summary. If this stuff has been covered before, I apologize. I've only recently become re-connected to USENET after a 6-year drought. Thanx in advance Marcus Leech Gandalf Data Ltd