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   * Supports ANSI X3.64 (color and monochrome), PETSCII, [[wp>Remote_imaging_protocol|RIP]], and dumb terminals   * Supports ANSI X3.64 (color and monochrome), PETSCII, [[wp>Remote_imaging_protocol|RIP]], and dumb terminals
   * Supports [[wp>ASCII|US-ASCII]], [[wp>Code_page_437|CP437]] (a.k.a. IBM Extended ASCII), UTF-8 (UNICODE), and CBM/[[wp>PETSCII]] character sets    * Supports [[wp>ASCII|US-ASCII]], [[wp>Code_page_437|CP437]] (a.k.a. IBM Extended ASCII), UTF-8 (UNICODE), and CBM/[[wp>PETSCII]] character sets 
-  * Supported Protocols: [[#Telnet]], [[#RLogin]], and [[#SSH]]+  * Supported Protocols: [[#Telnet]], [[#RLogin]], [[#SSH]], and raw TCP
  
-===== Configuration =====+===== Configure =====
  
-  * Configured via the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[config:sbbs.ini]]'' file +The Synchronet Terminal Server can be configured via [[util:SCFG]]:Servers->Terminal Server: 
-  * Optionally configured (on Windows) via [[monitor:SBBSCTRL]]:Telnet->Configure dialog + 
-  * Configured behavior may be over-ridden via ''[[monitor:sbbscon|sbbs]]'' command-line arguments+  ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════╗ 
 +  ║          Terminal Server Settings         ║ 
 +  ╠═══════════════════════════════════════════╣ 
 +  ║ │Enabled                       Yes        ║ 
 +  ║ │Log Level                     Info       ║ 
 +  ║ │Serving Nodes                 1-4        ║ 
 +  ║ │SSH Support...                Port 22    ║ 
 +  ║ │Telnet Support...             Port 23    ║ 
 +  ║ │RLogin Support...             Port 513   ║ 
 +  ║ │40 Column PETSCII Support     Port 64    ║ 
 +  ║ │80 Column PETSCII Support     Port 128   ║ 
 +  ║ │DOS Program Support           Yes        ║ 
 +  ║ │Max Concurrent Connections    Unlimited  ║ 
 +  ║ │Max Dumb Login Inactivity     1 minute   ║ 
 +  ║ │Max User Login Inactivity     10 minutes ║ 
 +  ║ │Max New User Inactivity       1 hour     ║ 
 +  ║ │Max User Inactivity           10 minutes ║ 
 +  ║ │Output Buffer Drain Timeout   10 ms      ║ 
 +  ║ │Execute Timed Events          Yes        ║ 
 +  ║ │Execute QWK-related Events    Yes        ║ 
 +  ║ │Event Log Level               Info       ║ 
 +  ║ │Lookup Client Hostname        Yes        ║ 
 +  ║ │Login Requirements                       ║ 
 +  ║ │JavaScript Settings...                   ║ 
 +  ║ │Failed Login Attempts...                 ║ 
 +  ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ 
 + 
 +... or configured (on Windows) via [[monitor:SBBSCTRL]]:Telnet->Configure dialog 
 + 
 +{{:server:sbbsctrl.3.20.term.config.png}} 
 + 
 +... or configured by manually editing the ''[BBS]'' section of the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[config:sbbs.ini]]'' file
  
 ===== Key Bindings ===== ===== Key Bindings =====
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 The Synchronet Terminal Server endeavors to support most extended-keys (e.g. home, end, arrow-keys, etc.) on most terminals while simultaneously supporting control-key equivalents for all terminals. The Synchronet Terminal Server endeavors to support most extended-keys (e.g. home, end, arrow-keys, etc.) on most terminals while simultaneously supporting control-key equivalents for all terminals.
  
-^ Extended Key ^ Ctrl-Key ^ ANSI((ANSI X3.64/ECMA-048 escape sequence)) ^ Other((e.g. VT-220 or XTerm escape sequence)) ^ Description (typical use) ^  +^ Extended Key ^ Decimal ^ Hex ^ Ctrl-Key ^ ANSI((ANSI X3.64/ECMA-048 escape sequence)) ^ Other((e.g. VT-220 or XTerm escape sequence)) ^ Description (typical use) ^  
-| Home         | Ctrl-B   | \e[H                    | \e[1~  | Move cursor to beginning of line or top of page/list/document | +| Home         | 2       | 02  | Ctrl-B   | \e[H                    | \e[1~  | Move cursor to beginning of line or top of page/list/document | 
-| End          | Ctrl-E   | \e[K and \e[F           | \e[4~  | Move cursor to end of line or bottom of page/list/document | +| End          | 5       | 05  | Ctrl-E   | \e[K and \e[F           | \e[4~  | Move cursor to end of line or bottom of page/list/document | 
-| Up-arrow     | Ctrl-tilde   | \e[A                    |        | Move cursor up one line or recall previous history item | +| Up-arrow     | 30      | 1E  | Ctrl-Caret   | \e[A                    |        | Move cursor up one line or recall previous history item | 
-| Down-arrow   | Ctrl-J   | \e[B                    |        | Move cursor down one line or recall next history item | +| Down-arrow   | 10      | 0A  | Ctrl-J   | \e[B                    |        | Move cursor down one line or recall next history item | 
-| Left-arrow   | Ctrl-]   | \e[D                    |        | Move cursor to the left | +| Left-arrow   | 29      | 1D  | Ctrl-]   | \e[D                    |        | Move cursor to the left | 
-| Right-arrow  | Ctrl-F   | \e[C                    |        | Move cursor to the right | +| Right-arrow  | 6       | 06  | Ctrl-F   | \e[C                    |        | Move cursor to the right | 
-| Page-up      | Ctrl-P   | \e[V                    | \e[5~  | Move cursor up one page | +| Page-up      | 16      | 10  | Ctrl-P   | \e[V                    | \e[5~  | Move cursor up one page | 
-| Page-down    | Ctrl-N   | \e[U                    | \e[6~  | Move cursor up one page | +| Page-down    | 14      | 0E  | Ctrl-N   | \e[U                    | \e[6~  | Move cursor up one page | 
-| Insert       | Ctrl-V   | \e[@                    | \e[2~  | Toggle insert/overwrite text mode | +| Insert       | 22      | 16  | Ctrl-V   | \e[@                    | \e[2~  | Toggle insert/overwrite text mode | 
-| Delete       | Ctrl-?   |                         | \e[3~  | Delete character under cursor (delete-right), also Ctrl-Backspace |+| Delete       | 127     | 7F  | Ctrl-?   |                         | \e[3~  | Delete character under cursor (delete-right), also Ctrl-Backspace |
  
  
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 The Synchronet Terminal Server will negotiate Telnet options with the client (enforcing echo and non-line-at-a-time modes), perform ''IAC'' (character 255) escaping, and CR/LF->CR and CR/NUL->CR translation (when not in //binary mode//). The Synchronet Terminal Server will negotiate Telnet options with the client (enforcing echo and non-line-at-a-time modes), perform ''IAC'' (character 255) escaping, and CR/LF->CR and CR/NUL->CR translation (when not in //binary mode//).
 +
 +==== Configure ====
 +Telnet support in the Synchronet Terminal Server can be configured via [[util:SCFG]]:Servers->Terminal Server->Telnet Support:
 +
 +<file>
 +╔══════════════════════════════════╗
 +║          Telnet Support          ║
 +╠══════════════════════════════════╣
 +║ │Enabled             Yes         ║
 +║ │Interfaces          0.0.0.0, :: ║
 +║ │Port                23          ║
 +║ │Command Debug       No          ║
 +║ │Send Go-Aheads      Yes         ║
 +╚══════════════════════════════════╝
 +</file>
  
 ==== Options ==== ==== Options ====
  
 Telnet options are negotiated between the client and server, normally without any indication to the user. Telnet options are negotiated between the client and server, normally without any indication to the user.
 +
 +If no Telnet options are received by the Terminal Server during an initial client session on the configured Telnet port, the Terminal Server will revert the client to just "Raw TCP" protocol.
  
 Telnet options can be re-negotiated at any time during a Telnet session, but most options are only negotiated during the initial connection. Telnet options can be re-negotiated at any time during a Telnet session, but most options are only negotiated during the initial connection.
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 SSHv2 support provided by [[dev:dependencies#cryptlib]]. SSHv2 support provided by [[dev:dependencies#cryptlib]].
 +
 +==== Configure ====
 +
 +SSH support in the Synchronet Terminal Server can be configured via [[util:SCFG]]:Servers->Terminal Server->SSH Support:
 +<file>
 +╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
 +║                      SSH Support                     ║
 +╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
 +║ │Enabled                       Yes                   ║
 +║ │Interfaces                    0.0.0.0, ::           ║
 +║ │Port                          22                    ║
 +║ │Connect Timeout               10 seconds            ║
 +║ │Error Level                   Warning               ║
 +║ │User Authentication Type      Valid Key or Username ║
 +║ │File Transfer (SFTP) Support  No                    ║
 +║ │Max SFTP Inactivity           N/A                   ║
 +╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
 +</file>
  
 ==== cryptlib.key ==== ==== cryptlib.key ====
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 ===== RLogin ===== ===== RLogin =====
 BSD Rlogin (RFC-[[rfc>1282]]) clients are supported, by default, on the standard RLogin TCP port: 513. BSD Rlogin (RFC-[[rfc>1282]]) clients are supported, by default, on the standard RLogin TCP port: 513.
 +
 +==== Configure ====
 +RLogin support in the Synchronet Terminal Server can be configured via [[util:SCFG]]:Servers->Terminal Server->RLogin Support:
 +
 +<file>
 +╔══════════════════════════════════╗
 +║          RLogin Support          ║
 +╠══════════════════════════════════╣
 +║ │Enabled             Yes         ║
 +║ │Interfaces          0.0.0.0, :: ║
 +║ │Port                513         ║
 +╚══════════════════════════════════╝
 +</file>
  
 ==== History  ==== ==== History  ====
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   * [[http://synchro.net/docs/jsobjs.html#console|console object]]   * [[http://synchro.net/docs/jsobjs.html#console|console object]]
  
-===== Source Code ===== 
- 
-The Synchronet Terminal Server source code makes up the majority of the C (and all of the C++) files found in ''[[dev:cvs]][[http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/src/sbbs3/|/src/sbbs3]]'' with the main module being ''[[http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/src/sbbs3/main.cpp|main.cpp]]''. 
  
 ====== See Also ====== ====== See Also ======

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