[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] NCSA telnet not VT102?

pklammer@COPPER.DENVER.COLORADO.EDU (Pete Klammer) (10/13/90)

Hey!  NCSA telnet v2.3b10 claims to be a VT102 emulator, 
but it's not!  In response to the "device attributes" query
(esc-[-c), it answers like a vt102, but it does not support insert
character mode (esc-[-4-h).  Symptom: text editor like emacs looks
as if it is not inserting characters; a screen rewrite (^L, ^W, etc.)
shows that it really was inserting.  Is there a better PC telnet to use?

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