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+
+/* 
+ * configuration file for telnet 
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef T_CONFIG_H
+#define T_CONFIG_H
+
+@TOP@
+
+/* define this if you want authentication */
+#undef AUTHENTICATION
+
+/* define this if you have kerberos 4 */
+#undef KRB4
+
+/* define this if you want encryption */
+#undef ENCRYPTION
+
+/* Set this if you want des encryption */
+#undef DES_ENCRYPTION
+
+/* Set this to the default system lead string for telnetd 
+ * can contain %-escapes: %s=sysname, %m=machine, %r=os-release
+ * %v=os-version, %t=tty, %h=hostname, %d=date and time
+ */
+#undef USE_IM
+
+/* define this if you want diagnostics in telnetd */
+#undef DIAGNOSTICS
+
+/* define this if you want support for broken ENV_{VALUE,VAR} systems  */
+#undef ENV_HACK
+
+/* define this if you want support for line mode in telnetd */
+#undef LINEMODE
+
+/* define this if you want support for 4.3BSD kludged line mode  */
+#undef KLUDGELINEMODE
+
+/*  */
+#undef OLD_ENVIRON
+
+/* Define if login doesn't understand -f */
+#undef NO_LOGIN_F
+
+/* Define if login does understand -r */
+#undef LOGIN_R
+
+/* Define if login doesn't understand -h */
+/* */
+#undef NO_LOGIN_H
+
+/* Define if login doesn't understand -p */
+#undef NO_LOGIN_P
+
+/* Used with login -p */
+#undef LOGIN_ARGS
+
+
+/* */
+#undef STREAMSPTY
+
+@BOTTOM@
+
+/* set this to a sensible login */
+#define LOGIN_PATH "/usr/athena/bin/login"
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_TGETENT
+#define TERMCAP 1
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
+#define USE_TERMIO 1
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAVE_VFORK
+#define vfork fork
+#endif
+
+/* os specific tests ahead */
+
+#ifdef sun
+
+#define FILIO_H 1
+#define STREAMS 1
+
+#ifdef __svr4__
+#define SOLARIS
+#endif
+
+#endif /* sun */
+
+#ifdef _AIX
+#define unix /* well, ok... */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* T_CONFIG_H */