Doug Werth writes:

> Has anybody else experienced this problem? When trying to connect to
>  telnet there can be a long delay (about 20 seconds or so) before getting a
>  logon prompt. This happens coming from a Xyplex terminal server and
>  through a telnet gateway on a firewall. I have seen it on three different
>  systems, all running on 5.5 PP4.

Yes. What's happening is that the telnet terminal and/or server are not going
through the "normal" negotiation process properly. While the process consists
of only a couple of steps regarding who's going to be doing echo and such, if
the negotiation isn't successfully completed, the server just sits there until
it times out and gives you a prompt anyway.

Wirt Atmar