-=> Quoting Chris Hoppman to Mark Lewis <=-

 ML> ahh... can you depict the flow of the data from the doorgame to the user so
 ML> can get a better idea?
 ML> 
 ML>  ie: door -> blah -> blah2 -> user

 CH> door -> telnet app -> gamesrv
 CH> door writes user input to a file, telnet app reads file, and send that
 CH> to gamesrv.   

 CH> gamesrv -> telnet app -> door
 CH> gamesrv sends screens to telnet app, telnet app writes that to a file,
 CH> the  door reads that and display's it to the user.

        Why would users be sending the high codes though when
        most keyboard need 2 strokes to generate them in the
        first place.  

 CH> I have since talked with the maker of a few telnet applications on a 
 CH> programming fourm: www.experts-exchange.com and learned I can just
 CH> ignore these codes and all will be fine. They are for more advance p2p
 CH> telnet  applications that want to control various factors in the server
 CH> to fit the  client, but for a straight forward client it was okay just
 CH> to filter them out. They said though if I recieved a #255 filter out
 CH> the next two chars in the  buffer, because #255 is the client/server
 CH> telling the other c/s that they are about to issue a command. Then the
 CH> second char is saying you do it or I'll do it.  Then the third one sent
 CH> is what to do. ie #255,#241 #1-(#255Hey I am going to send a
 CH> command),#241-I will do it,#1-Echo Chars. They said if you just filter
 CH> it out then the server thinks you will comply. 
 CH> They gave me the list of things.  If you would like I can type out
 CH> that list  so if this fourm is archived someone else searching can find
 CH> it. 
 ML>  CH> ps WinCrt know of some good source codes on using it. I
 ML>  CH> did google (wincrt pascal) and that didn't return any
 ML>  CH> usable source. The swag snippets were alomost useable.
 ML> 
 ML> not sure what you're asking... are you looking for a working wincrt source
 ML> file?

        That's what I figured you should just ignore them IMHO.


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