diff --git a/devamlc.h b/devamlc.h
index b238029..e857960 100644
--- a/devamlc.h
+++ b/devamlc.h
@@ -139,6 +139,22 @@ int devamlc (int class, int func, int device) {
 #define TS_SUBOPT 2    /* inside a suboption */
 #define TS_OPTION 3    /* inside an option */
 
+  /* telnet protocol special characters */
+
+#define TN_IAC 255
+#define TN_WILL 251
+#define TN_WONT 252
+#define TN_DO 253
+#define TN_DONT 254
+
+  /* telnet options */
+
+#define TN_BINARY 0
+#define TN_ECHO 1
+#define TN_SGA 3      /* means this is a full-duplex connection */
+#define TN_KERMIT 47
+#define TN_SUBOPT 250
+
   static short inited = 0;
   static int pollspeedup = 1;
   static int baudtable[16] = {1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200};
@@ -191,7 +207,7 @@ int devamlc (int class, int func, int device) {
   fd_set fds;
   struct timeval timeout;
   unsigned char ch;
-  int state;
+  int tstate, toper;
   int msgfd;
   int allbusy;
   unsigned short qtop, qbot, qtemp;
@@ -805,15 +821,15 @@ endconnect:
 	   methods, this stuff might be better off in a very thin
 	   connection server */
 	
-	buf[0] = 255;   /* IAC */
-	buf[1] = 251;   /* will */
-	buf[2] = 1;     /* echo */
-	buf[3] = 255;   /* IAC */
-	buf[4] = 251;   /* will */
-	buf[5] = 3;     /* supress go ahead */
-	buf[6] = 255;   /* IAC */
-	buf[7] = 253;   /* do */
-	buf[8] = 0;     /* binary mode */
+	buf[0] = TN_IAC;
+	buf[1] =   TN_WILL;
+	buf[2] =   TN_ECHO;
+	buf[3] = TN_IAC;
+	buf[4] =   TN_WILL;
+	buf[5] =   TN_SGA;
+	buf[6] = TN_IAC;
+	buf[7] =   TN_DO;
+	buf[8] =   TN_BINARY;
 	write(fd, buf, 9);
 
 	/* send out the ttymsg greeting */
@@ -1031,13 +1047,13 @@ endconnect:
 
 	  if (n > 0) {
 	    //printf("devamlc: RECV dx=%d, lx=%d, b=%d, tried=%d, read=%d\n", dx, lx, dc[dx].bufnum, n2, n);
-	    state = dc[dx].tstate[lx];
+	    tstate = dc[dx].tstate[lx];
 	    for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
 	      ch = buf[i];
-	      switch (state) {
+	      switch (tstate) {
 	      case TS_DATA:
-		if (ch == 255 && (dc[dx].ctype[lx] == CT_SOCKET || dc[dx].ctype[lx] == CT_DEDIP))
-		  state = TS_IAC;
+		if (ch == TN_IAC && (dc[dx].ctype[lx] == CT_SOCKET || dc[dx].ctype[lx] == CT_DEDIP))
+		  tstate = TS_IAC;
 		else {
     storech:
 		  utempa = lx<<12 | 0x0200 | ch;
@@ -1049,32 +1065,75 @@ endconnect:
 		break;
 	      case TS_IAC:
 		switch (ch) {
-		case 255:
-		  state = TS_DATA;
+		case TN_IAC:
+		  tstate = TS_DATA;
 		  goto storech;
-		case 251:   /* will */
-		case 252:   /* won't */
-		case 253:   /* do */
-		case 254:   /* don't */
-		  state = TS_OPTION;
+		case TN_WILL:
+		case TN_WONT:
+		case TN_DO:
+		case TN_DONT:
+		  //printf("\nReceived command %d\n", ch);
+		  tstate = TS_OPTION;
+		  toper = ch;
 		  break;
-		case 250:   /* begin suboption */
-		  state = TS_SUBOPT;
+		case TN_SUBOPT:
+		  //printf("\nReceived SUBOPT command\n");
+		  tstate = TS_SUBOPT;
 		  break;
 		default:    /* ignore other chars after IAC */
-		  state = TS_DATA;
+		  //printf("\nReceived unknown IAC command %d\n", ch);
+		  tstate = TS_DATA;
 		}
 		break;
 	      case TS_SUBOPT:
-		if (ch == 255)
-		  state = TS_IAC;
+		//printf("\nsubopt received %d\n", ch);
+		if (ch == TN_IAC)
+		  tstate = TS_IAC;
 		break;
 	      case TS_OPTION:
+#if 0
+		//printf("\nReceived option %d\n", ch);
+                if (toper == TN_WILL) {
+		  if (ch == TN_SGA || ch == TN_BINARY)
+		    ;
+		  else if (ch == TN_KERMIT) {
+		    buf[0] = TN_IAC;
+		    buf[1] =   TN_DO;
+		    buf[2] =   ch;
+		    //printf("Sending DO %d\n", ch);
+		    write(fd, buf, 3);
+		  } else {
+		    buf[0] = TN_IAC;
+		    buf[1] =   TN_DONT;
+		    buf[2] =   ch;
+		    //printf("Sending DONT %d\n", ch);
+		    write(fd, buf, 3);
+		  }
+		} else if (toper == TN_DO) {
+		    if (toper == TN_ECHO)
+		      ;
+		    else if (0 && ch == TN_KERMIT) {
+		      buf[0] = TN_IAC;
+		      buf[1] =   TN_WILL;
+		      buf[2] =   ch;
+		      //printf("Sending WILL %d\n", ch);
+		      write(fd, buf, 3);
+		    } else {
+		      buf[0] = TN_IAC;
+		      buf[1] =   TN_WONT;
+		      buf[2] =   ch;
+		      //printf("Sending WONT %d\n", ch);
+		      write(fd, buf, 3);
+		    }
+		}
+		tstate = TS_DATA;
+		break;
+#endif
 	      default:
-		state = TS_DATA;
+		tstate = TS_DATA;
 	      }
 	    }
-	    dc[dx].tstate[lx] = state;
+	    dc[dx].tstate[lx] = tstate;
 	  }
 	}
 	lx = (lx+1) & 0xF;