my $telneg = "";
	# Let's *try* to turn echo off on the remote side:
	$telneg .= chr(255).chr(254).chr(1); # IAC DONT ECHO
	$telneg .= chr(255).chr(251).chr(1); # IAC WILL ECHO
	# Also, we can't handle the GA signal:
	$telneg .= chr(255).chr(253).chr(3); # IAC DO SUPPRESS-GA
	$telneg .= chr(255).chr(251).chr(3); # IAC WILL SUPPRESS-GA
	# Try to turn off LINEMODE negotiation:
	$telneg .= chr(255).chr(254).chr(34); # IAC DONT LINEMODE
	$telneg .= chr(255).chr(252).chr(34); # IAC WONT LINEMODE
	# Ask for Negotiate About Window Size from the client:
	$telneg .= chr(255).chr(253).chr(31); # IAC DO NAWS


##</code><code>##

    $poe_kernel->post( $session_id => send => $telneg );

##</code><code>##

    $poe_kernel->post( $session_id => send => "CONNECT: $address/$port\r\n" );