VMS Help TELNET, Qualifiers, /CREATE_SESSION  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Optional. Default: None.

    Specifies that TELNET should create a pseudodevice (network
    terminal) and connect it to the specified remote port. For
    additional information, see the CREATE_SESSION command.

       /NOTIMEOUT
       /TIMEOUT=option

       Where option is:

          NOIDLE
          IDLE=delta_time_interval

          Specifies the delta time interval to wait with no activity
          before closing the connection. The general delta time
          format is HH:MM:SS:CC.

          NORECONNECT
          RECONNECT=delta_time_interval

          Specifies the delta time interval to wait before retrying
          a connect request. The general delta time format is
          HH:MM:SS:CC.

       /PROTOCOL=option
       Optional. Default: NONE.
       where option is:

       o  NONE

          Data is sent with no interpretation (raw).

       o  NVT

          Network Virtual Terminal (NVT), TELNET's internal
          representation of a standard network terminal. NVT format
          is standard 7-bit ASCII code transmitted in 8-bit octets,
          the canonical form of data representation used by both the
          client and server.

       o  TELNET

          Standard TELNET protocol.

       o  RLOGIN

          Standard RLOGIN protocol.