Overview

Telnet Factory for .NET provides easy to use client implementations for Telnet, rlogin, rsh and rexec protocols.

Target audience

This document is intended to serve as a technical guide to using the Telnet Factory for .NET™ component. Readers should be proficient in writing .NET applications. A basic understanding of Telnet and networking protocols is also helpful.

General features

Covers all major protocols - Telnet Factory for .NET includes client implementations for Telnet, rlogin, rsh and rexec protocols.

RFC compliant - Telnet Factory for .NET is fully compliant with RFC 854 (Telnet Protocol Specification) and RFC 855 (Telnet Option Specification).

Scripting API - Comprehensive yet easy to use API offers automation of telnet processes.

Multi-threaded Asynchronous I/O - Telnet Factory for .NET uses multi-threaded asynchronous I/O offering greatly improved performance over synchronous I/O.

Open Option development API - Extensible option API allows developers to easily add new options to the telnet option negotiation process.

100% managed C# - Telnet Factory for .NET is written from the ground up using C# with no dependencies on 3rd party libraries.

Thread safe - Thread safety is built in by design with critical code blocks synchronized for use by multiple threads.

Delegate Event Model - Telnet Factory for .NET uses the .NET delegate event model allowing developers to easily capture events fired from Telnet Factory for .NET classes.

Royalty-Free Distribution - Distribute the Telnet Factory for .NET component with applications royalty free without incurring any additional runtime fees.

Source code Available - Source code for Telnet Factory for .NET is available (Enterprise License) allowing developers to easily customize components.