RFC 339 (rfc339) - Page 2 of 4
MLTNET: A "Multi Telnet" Subsystem for Tenex
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When in local mode ^C and ^T have their usual TENEX
effect.
Occasinally a user may find it necessary to modify the
characteristics of a connection to a particular remote
site. For example, he may want to have MLTNET echo
typed input as it is transmitted. Or, he may be using a
remote host which requires both upper and lower case
characters from a local terminal which has only upper
case; in such a case he would want MLTNET to transmit
upper and lower case as appropriate. In remote mode
operation MLTNET recognizes "!" as an escape character
and interprets the character following it as a command
to change the characterristics of the connection currently
in use. Commands recognized by MLTNET in remote mode
are summerized in the next section. To have MLTNET
transmit "!" to the remote site the user types "!!".
MLTNET Command Summary
Local Mode Commands
MLTNET uses the character "<" to signal the user that it is in local
mode ready to accept input. Commands and command parameters may be
editted as they are input.The character ^A (CONTROL-A) deletes the last
character input. In response to a ^A MLTNET types " deleted. The
character ^R (CONTROL-R) causes the input string as collected so far to
be retyped (with all editting carried out). MLTNET responds to the
character RUBOUT (octal 177) by aborting the current input collecting
operation and typeing the ready character "<". The ALTMODE character
(octal 175) may be used to invoke command recognition and completion. If
insufficient information is availble to recognize an input string as a
command MLTNET responds to ALTMODE by ringing the terminal bell. Any
prefix which uniquely identifies a command is recognized as that command
by MLTNET.
In the following, and denote command parameters. They are
strings terminated by a space or carriage return. is a user
chosen string of 14 characters or less; site is either the name of an
ARPANET host or the string "LOCAL".
The commands recognized by MLTNET in local mode are:
ASSIGN:
syntax: ASSIGN
effect: Associates the user chosen string with a
connection to the ARPANET site .
