connection
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... client connecting to a
server and sending the server a selector (a line of text, which may
be empty) via a TCP connection. The server responds with a block of
text terminated with a period on a line by itself, and closes the
connection ...
... TCP connection. The server responds with a block of
text terminated with a period on a line by itself, and closes the
connection. No state is retained by the server between transactions ...
... {.....etc.....}
. {Period on a line by itself}
{Server closes connection}
...
... Client: (Connects to pserver.bookstore.umn.edu at port 70)
Server: (Accepts connection but says nothing)
Client: Prices/ (Sends the magic string terminated by CRLF ...
... (.....etc.....)
. (Period on a line by itself)
(Server closes connection)
...
... archive of some sort.
Client must read until the TCP connection closes. Beware.
6 Item is a UNIX uuencoded file.
...
... 9 Item is a binary file!
Client must read until the TCP connection closes. Beware.
+ Item is a redundant server
T Item points to a text-based tn3270 session ...
... encouraged. Note that for type 5 or type 9 the client must be
prepared to read until the connection closes. There will be no
period at the end of the file; the contents of these files are binary
and the client ...
... C: Opens Connection.
S: Accepts connection
C: Sends Selector String.
S: Sends TextFile Entity ...
... Note: The client should be prepared for the server closing the
connection without sending the Lastline. This allows the
client to use fingerd servers.
...
... SearchStr ::= Word {{SPACE BoolOp} SPACE Word}
C: Opens Connection.
C: Sends Selector String, Tab, Search String.
...
... C: Opens Connection.
S: Accepts connection
C: Sends Selector String.
S: Sends a binary file and closes connection ...
... connection
C: Sends Selector String.
S: Sends a binary file and closes connection when done.
Syntactic Meaning for Directory Entities
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