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diff --git a/doc/rfc/rfc106.txt b/doc/rfc/rfc106.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d98981c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rfc/rfc106.txt @@ -0,0 +1,271 @@ + + + + + + +NETWORK WORKING GROUP NIC 5776 +Request for Comments #106 Thomas O'Sullivan + RDS + 3 March 1971 + + USER/SERVER SITE PROTOCOL + NETWORK HOST QUESTIONNAIRE + + + + The answer to a number of questions about the characteristics +and operation of Network HOSTS will be useful to implementers of some +early versions of TELNET, and/or to the USER/SERVER SITE PROTOCOL +Committee in their consideration of a full TELNET PROTOCOL +specification. + + + Questions of current interest are covered on the attached +questionnaire. The Technical Liaison contact at each HOST site is asked +to review these questions and fill in the answers as soon as convenient +after receipt. + + + One of the members of the committee listed below will contact +each HOST site by telephone in the next few days to record the answers. + + Committee members include: + + Bob Long SDC + + John Melvin SRI/ARC + + Ed Meyer MIT/MAC + + Tom O'Sullivan RDS + + + Results of the questionnaire will be tabulated and distributed +as an RFC. + + + + + + + + + + + + + [Page 1] + + NETWORK HOST QUESTIONNAIRE* + + For TELNET Consideration + +Installation __________________________ Prepared By _______________ + +System** _____________________________ Date _____________________ + +1.) Does system operate on keyboard terminal input on one + character at a time (e.g. searching for a special + character other than end of line), or does it accumulate + a line at a time and operate on the line when a + special character is entered, e.g. Carriage Return (CR)? + + [ ] Line at time + + [ ] Character at time + + [ ] Both (Explain) __________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + +2.) What maximum buffer size does your system provide for + input of a physical line from a keyboard terminal, and + for output to a terminal, printer, or screen? + + Input______Char + + Output_____Char + + Remarks: ____________________________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + +================= + * If there is insufficient space on the questionnaire, continue + answers on back of page. + +** Fill out separate questionnaire for each HOST to be directly + interfaced to an IMP. + + + + [Page 2] + +Network HOST Questionnaire (Continued) + +3.) Describe the effect in your system of use of the following + keying conventions. Indicate how implemented, i.e. is there + a hardware interrupt? Does the terminal respond? How? + What is sent into system as data, what is echoed, etc. + If the key(s) are not available, so indicate (as may be + the case for Newline for some systems, line feed for 2741's, + etc.). If available but has no meaning, so indicate. + + Key Strokes Implementation System Action + + CR __________________________ __________________ + + LF __________________________ __________________ + + NL __________________________ __________________ + + CR,LF __________________________ __________________ + + + Terminal Type = __________________________ + + + If appropriate, enter data for other terminal types on the + back of this page. + + +4.) What special character or characters are used in your + system to awaken some process during the entry of data + from a terminal (e.g. control C for some systems, break on + others, etc.)? + + Character(s) Operation + + ___________ ___________________________________________ + + ___________ ___________________________________________ + + ___________ ___________________________________________ + + ___________ ___________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + [Page 3] + +Network HOST Questionnaire (Continued) + +5.) List the types of keyboard terminals and codes supported + by your system. + + __________________________________________________________ + + __________________________________________________________ + + __________________________________________________________ + + +6.) What internal code(s) is used in your system to represent + character sets? If not ASCII nor EBCDIC, attach a copy of + the code. + + __________________________________________________________ + + __________________________________________________________ + + __________________________________________________________ + + +7.) For each terminal type do you support it in: + + Half Duplex (Pure) _______________________________________ + + Half Duplex (with Break or Attention) ____________________ + + Half Duplex (Break & Reverse Break) ______________________ + + Full Duplex (without echo) _______________________________ + + Full Duplex (with echo) __________________________________ + + +8.) For optional echo systems, at initial connect time + is the terminal assumed to require an echo? + + [ ] Yes + + [ ] No + + + + + + + + + + [Page 4] + +Network HOST Questionnaire (Continued) + + +9.) Does your system perform error detection (e.g. parity + check) on terminal input and, if so, is this a hardware + or software check? + + _____________________________________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + + + +10.) Does your system support punched paper tape input? If so, + what sort of end of line sequence is used? + + _____________________________________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + + _____________________________________________________________ + + [ This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry ] + [ into the online RFC archives by S.M.H. 5/97 ] + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + [Page 5] + |