   writing a telnet server in vb.net
  any of you guys tried this?I am looking for some reading on the subject and can''t find anything useful from google. I am going to attempt to write a mud server but before I go that far I want make sure I know how to handle all the messages sent and can send stuff back. I am thinking it is done like this.you setup your server to listern to a port then a client connects to that port and you send it data(should this connect be  tcp or udp?)client sends data then the server process and sends it back to the client(s)anything I have missed.  
  The connection you use should be TCP.If you want to know the exact specifications of the Telnetprotocol, you should look up the RFC.   Kami no Itte ga ore ni zettai naru! ;  cool thx,I am not up to speed on RFC can you tell me what I am looking for. there seems to be lots of discussions but not specs or I am I just missing something.thx ;  ah found these after some cross refing with google :Dhttp://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc854.htmlhttp://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1413.htmlhttp://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc857.html ;quote:Original post by Themonkster  ah found these after some cross refing with google :Dhttp://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc854.htmlhttp://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1413.htmlhttp://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc857.html   clickyification!rfc854.htmlrfc1413.htmlrfc857.html  ;  although i havent tried this on vb.net, i did write a telnet-type server in vb way, way back.it used an array of vb tcp-controls which listened on port25 for incoming calls. it was used as to remotely administer some application stuff on an old nt box.it worked okay, but later later we made the admin all web-based which was easier.  (this was about ''95 or so)you shouldnt have any problems with it now, i would recommend> ultimately it should run as a service, but you might find that developing it as a console app will make your life easier in the beginning.> use the .net socket classes, they work okay. (system.net.socket)> first write the actual gaming part to run in a console, this is easy to port to telnet later.> watch for threadinggood luck   ---craig(at)cod3rz(dot)net ;  thx guys.I have a vn.net telnet example that I have found which takes gets the connection from telnet and takes commands but what ever I type in I get unknown command. but on the postive side I have data moving from the client to the server and server to client just need to add some processing code and send some messages back to the telnet client that it understands.