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- TELNET OUTPUT FORMFEED DISPOSITION OPTION
- RFC 655, NIC 31158 (Oct. 25, 1974)
- D. Crocker (UCLA-NMC)
- Online file: [ISI]<DCROCKER>NAOFFD.TXT
-
- TELNET OUTPUT FORMFEED DISPOSITION OPTION
-
- 1. Command name and code
- NAOFFD - 13
- (Negotiate About Output Formfeed Disposition)
-
- 2. Command meanings
- In the following, we are discussing a simplex connection, as described in
- the NAOL and NAOP Telnet Options specifications.
- IAC DO NAOFFD
- The data sender requests or agrees to negotiate about output
- formfeed disposition with the data receiver. In the case
- where agreement has been reached and in the absence of
- further subnegotiations, the data receiver is assumed to be
- handling output formfeeds.
- IAC DON'T NAOFFD
- The data sender refuses to negotiate about output formfeed
- disposition with the data receiver, or demands a return to
- the unnegotiated default mode.
- IAC WILL NAOFFD
- The data receiver requests or agrees to negotiate about
- output formfeed disposition with the sender. In the case
- where agreement has been reached and in the absence of
- further subnegotiations, the data receiver alone is assumed
- to be handling output formfeeds.
- IAC WON'T NAOFFD
- The data receiver refuses to negotiate about output formfeed
- disposition, or demands a return to the unnegotiated default
- mode.
- IAC SB NAOFFD DS <8-bit value> IAC SE
- The data sender specifies, with the 8-bit value, which party
- should handle formfeeds and what their disposition should be.
- The code for DS is 1.
- IAC SB NAOFFD DR <8-bit value> IAC SE
- The data receiver specifies, with the 8-bit value, which
- party should handle formfeeds and what their disposition
- should be. The code for DR is 0.
-
- 3. Default
- DON'T NAOFFD/WON'T NAOFFD
- In the default absence of negotiations concerning which party, data
- sender or data receiver, is handling output formfeeds, neither party
- is required to handle formfeeds and neither party is prohibited from
- handling them; but it is appropriate if at least the data receiver
- handles formfeed considerations, albeit primitively.
-
- 4. Motivation for the Option
- Please refer to section 4 of the NAOL and of the NAOFFD Telnet option
- descriptions.
-
- 5. Description of the Option
- The data sender and the data receiver use the 8-bit value along with the
- DS and DR SB commands as follows:
-
- 8-bit value Meaning
-
- 0 Command sender suggests that he alone will handle
- formfeeds, for the connection.
- 1 to 250 Command sender suggests that the other party alone
- should handle formfeeds, but suggests that the
- indicated value be used. The value is the number
- of character-times to wait or number of NULs to
- insert in the data stream before sending the next
- data character.
- 251 Command sender suggests that the other party alone
- handle formfeeds, but suggests that each
- occurrence of the character be replaced by
- carriage-return/line-feed.
- 252 Command sender suggests that the other party alone
- handle formfeeds, but suggests that they be
- discarded.
- 253 Command sender suggests that the other party alone
- should handle formfeeds, but suggests that
- formfeeds be simulated.
- 254 Command sender suggests that the other party alone
- should handle output formfeeds but suggests
- waiting for a character to be transmitted (on the
- other simplex connection) before sending more
- data. Note that, due to the assynchrony of the two
- simplex connections, phase problems can occur with
- this option.
- 255 Command sender suggests that the other party alone
- should handle output formfeeds and suggests
- nothing about how it should be done.
-
- The guiding rules are that:
-
- 1) if neither data receiver nor data sender wants to handle output
- formfeeds, the data receiver must do it, and
- 2) if both data receiver and data sender want to handle output
- formfeeds, the data sender gets to do it.
-
- The reasoning for the former rule is that if neither wants to do
- it, then the default in the NAOFFD option dominates. If both want
- to do it, the sender, who is presumed to have special knowledge
- about the data, should be allowed to do it, taking into account any
- suggestions the receiver may make. Simulation is defined as the
- replacement of the formfeed character by enough line-feeds (only)
- to advance the paper (or line-pointer) to the top of the next page
- (or to the top of the terminal screen). Note that delays,
- controlled by the data sender, must consist of NUL characters
- inserted immediately after the formfeed character. This is
- necessary due to the assynchrony of network transmission. As with
- all option negotiations, neither party should suggest a state
- already in effect except to refuse to negotiate; changes should be
- acknowledged; and once refused, an option should not be resuggested
- until "something changes" (e.g., another process starts). At any
- time, either party can disable further negotiation by giving the
- appropriate WON'T NAOFFD or DON'T NAOFFD command.
-