Date   : Mon, 13 Jan 1986 22:35:03 GMT
From   : John Blalock <jb%terak.uucp@BRL.ARPA>
Subject: Re: 8 bit data in Mex

> Does anyone know of a way to patch Mex to allow 8 bit data to be passed
> to the terminal.  I would like to have the remote host send graphics
> characters to the screen but Mex seems to AND off the 8th bit.  Turning
> on DEBUG shows that valid 8 bit graphics characters are being sent but
> in normal terminal mode they get stripped.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brian 
> Waldron.wbst@Xerox.arpa

Note that not all control key sequences get passed thru by MEX either -
it's not
just an eighth-bit problem.  I also would like a patch so that I don't have
to exit MEX to run vi remotely. (or any program with escape sequences/cursor
addressing)

John Blalock, W7AAY

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