If the TELNET client is running under POSIX, it issues the following start message:
POSIX-TELNET <vers> <date> <time>
<date> and <time> here specify the date and time when the main module was compiled. At startup time, the TELNET client switches to the POSIX directory.
The TELNET call with switch -n in POSIX corresponds to batch mode in BS2000.
The prompt for the login password appears only after a short wait time when separate entry is used.
Secure TELNET client in POSIX
Secure operation (by means of authentication and encryption) of the TELNET client in POSIX is ensured in same way as secure operation of the TELNET client in BS2000 (see the section “Security in the TELNET client”).
The private option file has the name $HOME/.telnet.options. The file names relate to the POSIX file system. If, for example, you want to use a BS2000 file as CertificateFile, you must prefix the file name with “/BS2/”.