Library /sys$common/syshlp/tcpip$telnet_help.hlb SET, MODE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Sets the mode of transmission.

    The mode of transmission can be either character mode or line
    mode. Character mode is the default. Use character mode when you
    run a character-processing text editor on the remote host. With
    character mode, your local system sends data a character at a
    time to the remote host with which you have a connected session,
    and the remote host echoes the characters back for display on
    your local system. (Sometimes several characters may be sent in
    a burst for performance optimization, in which case the remote
    server usually replies with bursts of characters, but not a line
    at a time.)

    To use line mode, the remote host server must support line mode.
    The local host echoes characters. Line mode allows the following:

    o  Signal trapping (such as for application programs on remote
       UNIX hosts that sense traps or special events)

    o  Local character editing

    o  Tab expansion (where a tab is more than simply the TAB
       character)

    This command overrides the ENABLE LOCAL_CHARS command.

    Before you issue this command, establish a remote connection.

    DCL-Style Format

      SET MODE  {CHAR | LINE}

    UNIX Style Format

      mode  mode

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