How do you detect a remote user's terminal emulation?

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From: Jeff Lawson
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 04:25

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I know it is possible to automagically detect if a remote user calling
in on a modem is using a specific emulation, but I am curious as to
how it is done.  I have seen several BBS (I think they were PCboard)
that can detect ANSI and another computer that I know of can detect
VT100.  Thanks!


					Jeff Lawson
					joseph@aludra.usc.edu

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From: joseph@aludra.usc.edu (Jeff Lawson)
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Subject: How do you detect a remote user's terminal emulation?
Date: 31 Aug 1992 21:25:14 -0700
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