map@GAAK.LCS.MIT.EDU (Michael A. Patton) (10/29/88)
Yes, I did really mean "can't possibly"! I use so many different systems which do so much different terminal processing including sometimes changing the effect of characters between when I type-ahead and when they are actually acted upon, that I am convinced that a client alone doesn't stand a chance of coming close to getting this right. Even the server will have a hard time due to the architecture of most operating systems making it difficult for the TELNET server to get this information from the actual user program (ref the other discussion on GA) where the knowledge may actually reside. Mike Patton, Network Manager Laboratory for Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are a figment of the phosphor on your screen and do not represent the views of MIT, LCS, or MAP. :-)