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        RFC 1572:

        Title:      Telnet Environment Option
        Author:     S. Alexander, Editor
        Mailbox:    stevea@lachman.com
        Pages:      7
        Characters: 14,676
        Updates/Obsoletes:  none


This document specifies a mechanism for passing environment
information between a telnet client and server.  Use of this mechanism
enables a telnet user to propagate configuration information to a
remote host when connecting.  This document corrects some errors in
RFC 1408.  This document is the product of the TELNET Working Group of
the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and
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Joyce K. Reynolds
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