You didn't say which client/host systems you tried this on, so I've just tried it running on an AIX, connecting to a HP-UX 11 machine (happened to have those handy). Using v5.6.1, and Net::Telnet 3.02, I get different results to you: 

jer@skiddaw: ~/perl > ./testelnet.perl        
$stuff
jer@volvo: ~ 
read timed-out at ./testelnet.perl line 17
zsh: exit 255   ./testelnet.perl

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with the getlines in the code, and without them: 
jer@skiddaw: ~/perl > ./testelnet.perl        
$stuff
jer@volvo: ~ $stuff
jer@volvo: ~ 
jer@volvo: ~

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Same result Linux->HP-UX, I cant test ->Linux or ->AIX (one hasnt a telnet server, the other some weird login prompt ,)

Which version of Net::Telnet are you using, possibly its an older/buggy one? My log and my results show that it can work, at least.

C.

In reply to Re: Net::Telnet, $, and crushed expectations by castaway
in thread Net::Telnet, $, and crushed expectations by jcpunk

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