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		codetrotter on June 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Still Love Telnet That’s pretty interesting but also, how often do you find yourself needing to send a single capital “R” in practice? I mean, I assume at least once since you know about it. But for me, I don’t think I’ve ever typed a singular capital R anywhere on purpose.

tedunangst on June 4, 2023 [–]

It's actually any line starting with R, like Referrer: yahoo.com. Also any line starting with Q, like Quiet, will disconnect, because you obviously meant Quit.

codetrotter on June 4, 2023 | [–]

Oof :/

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