The Forest's Edge
=================
**Connection Banner:**
.. image:: /_static/banners/banner_b6fee822f045.png
:alt: 16 players on. System started 29 days and 1 hour ago. Getting site info... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to: Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Strfeldt, Tom Madsen, Katja Nyboe, Alan Button, Eric Litman, and Peter Bartlett For many ideas and starting us down this twisting road of imagination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.theforestsedge.com _____ _ _____ _ _ _____ _ \|_ _\| \|__ ___ \| ___\|__ _ __ ___ ___\| \|_( )___ \| ____\|__\| \| __ _ ___ \| \| \| '_ \\ / _ \\ \| \|_ / _ \\\| '__/ _ \\/ __\| __\|// __\| \| _\| / _\` \|/ _\` \|/ _ \\ \| \| \| \| \| \| __/ \| _\| (_) \| \| \| __/\\__ \\ \|_ \\__ \\ \| \|__\| (_\| \| (_\| \| __/ \|_\| \|_\| \|_\|\\___\| \|_\| \\___/\|_\| \\___\|\|___/\\__\| \|___/ \|_____\\__,_\|\\__, \|\\___\| \|___/ [1] Create a new account [2] Recover account or password [3] View online characters [4] Help with connection problems --\* Or enter the name of an already existing account. \*-- Choice: >> No choice made - closing link. <<
:class: ansi-banner
:width: 634px
:loading: lazy
Server URLs
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Server Info
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- **Codebase**: Custom, TFE
- **Players online**: 16 [#scan]_
- **Uptime**: 29 days
- **Status**: LIVE
- **Server Location**: 🇨🇦 Canada (GeoIP)
Protocol Support
----------------
MUD-specific protocols detected via MSSP flags or
Telnet negotiation.
- **MSSP**: :proto-yes:`Yes` (MSSP)
- **GMCP**: :proto-negotiated:`Negotiated`
- **MSDP**: :proto-no:`No`
- **MCCP**: :proto-no:`No`
- **MCCP2**: :proto-no:`No`
- **MXP**: :proto-no:`No`
- **MSP**: :proto-no:`No`
- **MCP**: :proto-no:`No`
- **ZMP**: :proto-no:`No`
Telnet Fingerprint
------------------
:ref:`c405afe101fc3e8c `
*This fingerprint is shared by 24 other servers.*
**Options requested from client**: ``NAWS``, ``TTYPE``
The complete JSON record collected during the scan,
including Telnet negotiation results and any
MSSP metadata.
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Show JSON
.. code-block:: json
{
"server-probe": {
"fingerprint": "c405afe101fc3e8c",
"fingerprint-data": {
"offered-options": [],
"probed-protocol": "server",
"refused-options": [],
"requested-options": [
"NAWS",
"TTYPE"
],
"scan-type": "quick"
},
"session_data": {
"banner_after_return": "\n\r>> No choice made - closing link. <<\n\r",
"banner_before_return": "\n\r16 players on.\n\rSystem started 29 days and 1 hour ago.\n\rGetting site info...\n\r\n\r\n\r-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\r Thanks to: Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Strfeldt, Tom Madsen,\n\r Katja Nyboe, Alan Button, Eric Litman, and Peter Bartlett\n\r For many ideas and starting us down this twisting road of imagination.\n\r-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\r https://www.theforestsedge.com\n\r _____ _ _____ _ _ _____ _\n\r|_ _| |__ ___ | ___|__ _ __ ___ ___| |_( )___ | ____|__| | __ _ ___\n\r | | | '_ \\ / _ \\ | |_ / _ \\| '__/ _ \\/ __| __|// __| | _| / _` |/ _` |/ _ \\\n\r | | | | | | __/ | _| (_) | | | __/\\__ \\ |_ \\__ \\ | |__| (_| | (_| | __/\n\r |_| |_| |_|\\___| |_| \\___/|_| \\___||___/\\__| |___/ |_____\\__,_|\\__, |\\___|\n\r |___/\n\r\n\r [1] Create a new account\n\r [2] Recover account or password\n\r [3] View online characters\n\r [4] Help with connection problems\n\r\n\r --* Or enter the name of an already existing account. *--\n\r\n\r Choice: ",
"dsr_replies": 0,
"dsr_requests": 0,
"encoding": "ascii",
"mssp": {
"CODEBASE": "Custom, TFE",
"HOSTNAME": "mud.theforestsedge.com",
"ICON": "https://www.theforestsedge.com/tfe/tfe-dragon.png",
"NAME": "The Forest's Edge",
"PLAYERS": "16",
"PORT": "4000",
"STATUS": "LIVE",
"UPTIME": "1768577791",
"WEBSITE": "https://www.theforestsedge.com"
},
"option_states": {
"server_offered": {
"GMCP": true,
"MSSP": true
},
"server_requested": {
"NAWS": true,
"TTYPE": true
}
},
"scan_type": "quick",
"timing": {
"probe": 0.0,
"total": 3.8869264125823975
}
}
},
"sessions": [
{
"connected": "2026-02-14T17:11:33.219488+00:00",
"host": "mud.theforestsedge.com",
"ip": "167.114.137.18",
"port": 4000
}
]
}
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Connection Log
--------------
Debug-level log of the Telnet negotiation session,
showing each IAC (Interpret As Command) exchange
between client and server.
*Generated by* `telnetlib3-fingerprint `_
.. code-block:: shell
telnetlib3-fingerprint --loglevel=debug mud.theforestsedge.com 4000
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Show Logfile
.. code-block:: text
DEBUG client.py:965 Fingerprint client: host=mud.theforestsedge.com port=4000
INFO client_base.py:175 Connected to
DEBUG client_base.py:492 negotiation complete after 0.00s.
DEBUG stream_writer.py:707 recv IAC DO TTYPE
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1770 handle_do(TTYPE)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[WILL + TTYPE] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:950 send IAC WILL TTYPE
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[SB + TTYPE] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 local_option[TTYPE] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[WILL + TTYPE] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:707 recv IAC DO NAWS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1770 handle_do(NAWS)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[WILL + NAWS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:950 send IAC WILL NAWS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2346 send IAC SB NAWS (rows=25, cols=80) IAC SE
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 local_option[NAWS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[WILL + NAWS] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:707 recv IAC WILL MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:723 WILL MSSP unsolicited
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1900 handle_will(MSSP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[DO + MSSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:950 send IAC DO MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 remote_option[MSSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[DO + MSSP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:707 recv IAC WILL GMCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:723 WILL GMCP unsolicited
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1900 handle_will(GMCP)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[DO + GMCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:950 send IAC DO GMCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 remote_option[GMCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[DO + GMCP] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1323 IAC GA: Go-Ahead (unhandled).
DEBUG stream_writer.py:707 recv IAC DO NAWS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1770 handle_do(NAWS)
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2346 send IAC SB NAWS (rows=25, cols=80) IAC SE
DEBUG stream_writer.py:699 begin sub-negotiation SB TTYPE
DEBUG stream_writer.py:686 sub-negotiation cmd TTYPE SE completion byte
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3174 pending_option[SB + TTYPE] = False
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2241 recv TTYPE SEND: b''
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2254 send IAC SB TTYPE IS b'xterm-256color' IAC SE
DEBUG stream_writer.py:699 begin sub-negotiation SB MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:686 sub-negotiation cmd MSSP SE completion byte
DEBUG stream_writer.py:2065 [SB + MSSP] unsolicited
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1673 MSSP: {'NAME': "The Forest's Edge", 'PLAYERS': '16', 'UPTIME': '1768577791', 'WEBSITE':
'https://www.theforestsedge.com', 'CODEBASE': 'Custom, TFE', 'HOSTNAME': 'mud.theforestsedge.com', 'PORT': '4000', 'STATUS':
'LIVE', 'ICON': 'https://www.theforestsedge.com/tfe/tfe-dragon.png'}
DEBUG client_base.py:89 EOF from server, closing.
INFO client_base.py:106 Connection closed to
INFO fingerprinting.py:746 connection for server fingerprint c405afe101fc3e8c
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.. [#scan] measured 2026-02-14 at 17:11 UTC