TELNET (telnet)

Charter

Chair(s):
     Dave Borman, dab@cray.com

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Description of Working Group:

     The TELNET Working Group will examine RFC 854, ``Telnet
     Protocol Specification'', in light of the last 6 years of
     technical advancements, and will determine if it is still
     accurate with how the TELNET protocol is being used today.
     This group will also look at all the TELNET options, and decide
     which are still germane to current day implementations of the
     TELNET protocol.


       o Re-issue RFC 854 to reflect current knowledge and usage of
         the TELNET protocol.
       o Create RFCs for new TELNET options to clarify or fill in
         any missing voids in the current option set.
         Specifically:
         -  Environment variable passing
         -  Authentication
         -  Encryption
         -  Compression
       o Act as a clearing-house for all proposed RFCs that deal
         with the TELNET protocol.


Goals and Milestones:

Done       Write an environment option

Dec 1990   Write an authentication option

Dec 1990   Write an encryption option

Mar 1991   Rewrite RFC 854



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