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

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From: Brian Sullivan
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 13:07

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In article <la5s5aINNaga@aludra.usc.edu> joseph@aludra.usc.edu (Jeff Lawson) writes:

>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!

Most terminals older than 8 years will respond to an answer
back request. On DEC VTxxx products and anything that emulates
them, the string is esc [ 0 c. (esc is decimal 27, all others are plain
text.

IF the terminal understands the request, it will reply. ON a VT
100 with a esc [ ? 1 ; 0 c.

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