Download or read book Big Book of Terminal Emulation RFCs written by and published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now more than thirty years old, telnet remains the dominant terminal emulation protocol, the leading form of a technology that lets users access mainframe computers over the Internet or other network from a PC or UNIX workstation. This volume includes all of the RFCs that define and explore telnet, plus another RFC on the rlogin terminal emulation tool. Readers will find in-depth coverage of everything from 3270 and 5250 emulation to telnet security issues, along with complete documentation of the relevant official Internet standards. Key Features * You may be able to read these specifications online, but if you want to read them while away from your computer, you must print them out; to share them with a coworker, you must print them out; to take notes, you must print them out * Rather than wading through countless RFCs, readers will quickly and easily access just what they're looking for, in a single book with an extensive index; This book presents a comprehensive collection of topic-specific documentation, providing all of the relevant RFCs, and eliminating the irrelevant * The author's introduction and glossary ensures that all terms are defined and that context is provided to the reader * This material that has never before been collected and indexed A high-quality index means that readers no longer have to search through dozens of documents to find answers - all answers are included in a single book, and you can easily access just what you're looking for in the extensive index