On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Roy Badami wrote: > > Perhaps because most telnet clients will attempt telnet option > negotiation?
No they won't. I don't have any copies of BSD to hand from before 1987, but even then Berkeley Telnet would not do unsolicited option negotiation if you specified a port number. Tony. -- f.a.n.finch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://dotat.at/ BISCAY: WEST 5 OR 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SHOWERS AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD.