TIdTelnet is a client implementation of the TELNET Protocol as described in the Internet Standards documents:
- TELNET Protocol Specification, RFC 854, by J. Postel and J. Reynolds, May 1983.
- TELNET Option Specifications, RFC 855, by J. Postel and J. Reynolds, May 1983.
- TELNET Binary Transmission, RFC 856, by J. Postel and J. Reynolds, May 1983.
- TELNET Echo Option, RFC 857, J. Postel and J. Reynolds, May 1983.
- TELNET Suppress Go Ahead Option, RFC 858, by J. Postel and J. Reynolds, May 1983.
- TELNET Status Option, RFC 859, by J. Postel and J. Reynolds, May 1983.
- TELNET Timing Mark Option, RFC 860, by J. Postel and J. Reynolds, May 1983.
- TELNET Extended Options: List Option, RFC 861, by J. Postel and J. Reynolds, May 1983.
- Assigned Numbers, RFC 1700, by J. Postel and J. Reynolds, October 1994.
TIdTelnet is a TIdTCPClient descendant used to transmit data with interspersed TELNET control information.
TIdTelnet provides a general, eight-bit byte-oriented communications facility designed to interface terminal devices and terminal-oriented processes. The TELNET protocol may also be used for terminal-to-terminal communication ("linking") and process-to-process communication (distributed computation).
TIdTelnet also provides negotiated options that allows additional services over and above those available within an NVT (Network Virtual Terminal).