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Windows 2000 Telnet: Fixing the "Extra Line" issue

We don't particulary recommend using the telnet client that is built into Windows 2000. If you're using the Panix shell frequently, you would probably be happier with a program such as Tera Term Pro or PuTTY. Check out the Panix Recommended Software page for more info.

If you only use the shell occasionally, and you just want to get rid of the annoying "extra blank line" that pops up every time you hit ENTER, just follow these steps:

  1. Run telnet without specifying a host name. This will open it in "interactive mode".
  2. At the Microsoft Telnet> prompt, type:
    unset crlf
    and press ENTER.
  3. Now you can close the program, or go on to connect to Panix immediately by typing open shell.panix.com at the prompt.
You should not need to do this every time; it appears to save the new setting immediately, and keeps it that way until you change it again.

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