Add a configurable option to make Return in Telnet send an ordinary

[u/mdw/putty] / doc / config.but

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-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.22 2001/12/15 12:15:24 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.23 2001/12/29 17:21:26 simon Exp $
 
 \C{config} Configuring PuTTY
 
@@ -1293,6 +1293,22 @@ the Telnet special backspace code, and Control-C will send the
 Telnet special interrupt code. You probably shouldn't enable this
 unless you know what you're doing.
 
+\S{config-telnetkey} \q{Return key sends telnet New Line instead of ^M}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{telnet.newline}
+
+Unlike most other remote login protocols, the Telnet protocol has a
+special \Q{new line} code that is not the same as the usual line
+endings of Control-M or Control-J. By default, PuTTY sends the
+Telnet New Line code when you press Return, instead of sending
+Control-M as it does in most other protocols.
+
+Most Unix-style Telnet servers don't mind whether they receive
+Telnet New Line or Control-M; some servers do expect New Line, and
+some servers prefer to see ^M. If you are seeing surprising
+behaviour when you press Return in a Telnet session, you might try
+turning this option off to see if it helps.
+
 \H{config-rlogin} The Rlogin panel
 
 The Rlogin panel allows you to configure options that only apply to