diff --git a/src/modules/punk/basictelnet-999999.0a1.0.tm b/src/modules/punk/basictelnet-999999.0a1.0.tm
index 59a276e9..a1a7655d 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/basictelnet-999999.0a1.0.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/basictelnet-999999.0a1.0.tm
@@ -211,10 +211,18 @@ namespace eval punk::basictelnet {
     #not all these will make sense as a boolean? review.
     #we use this also to support the Status option
     #this structure doesn't retain which side initiated - but it appears from the nature of the protocol that isn't always determinable or of importance.
-    dict for {k _v} $optioncodes {
-        dict set server_option_state  $k 0  ;#DO from our perspective 
-        dict set client_option_state  $k 0  ;#WILL from our perspective
+
+    proc reset_option_states {} {
+        variable optioncodes
+        variable server_option_state
+        variable client_option_state
+
+        dict for {k _v} $optioncodes {
+            dict set server_option_state  $k 0  ;#DO from our perspective 
+            dict set client_option_state  $k 0  ;#WILL from our perspective
+        }
     }
+    reset_option_states ;#initialise to NVT - all off
 
     # -----------------------------------
     # A rudimentary hardcoded configuration for options/negotiation
@@ -373,6 +381,8 @@ namespace eval punk::basictelnet {
     }
 
     proc telnet {{server localhost} {port telnet}} {
+        #todo - allow telnet with channels other than stdin/stdout - and multiple sessions - per session option_states
+        reset_option_states
         set sock [socket $server $port]
         #fconfigure $sock -buffering none -blocking 0 -encoding binary -translation crlf -eofchar {}
         fconfigure $sock -buffering none -blocking 0 -encoding binary -translation binary -eofchar {}
@@ -847,6 +857,7 @@ namespace eval punk::basictelnet {
                         if {[dict get $server_option_state $opdec]} { 
                             #already known DO 
                         } else { 
+                            append debug_info ">>>responding to server WILL declaration.  DO $opdec [dict get $optioncodes $opdec]" \n
                             puts -nonewline $sock \xff\xfd$byte ;#respond DO
                             dict set server_option_state $opdec 1
                         }
@@ -858,6 +869,7 @@ namespace eval punk::basictelnet {
                     incr idx
                 }
                 fc {# WON'T - 252
+                    #todo
                     dict set server_option_state $opdec 0
                     incr idx
                 }
@@ -868,14 +880,14 @@ namespace eval punk::basictelnet {
                         if {[dict get $client_option_state $opdec]} {
                             #already stored WILL
                         } else {
-                            append debug_info ">>>responding to DO.  WILL $opdec [dict get $optioncodes $opdec]" \n
+                            append debug_info ">>>responding to server DO request.  WILL $opdec [dict get $optioncodes $opdec]" \n
                             puts -nonewline $sock \xff\xfb$byte ;#respond WILL
                             dict set client_option_state $opdec 1
                             #immediate followup for NAWS (negotiate about window size)
                             flush $sock
                             if {$opdec == 31} {
                                 #IAC SB NAWS c1 c2 r1 r2 IAC SE - where c1 c2 are 2 bytes for cols,  r1 r2 are 2 bytes for rows - (unless any of the bytes is \xFF in which case it's doubled-up as per telnet protocol)
-                                append debug_info ">>> sending window_size $::punk::basictelnet::window_cols $::punk::basictelnet::window_rows"
+                                append debug_info ">>> sending window_size $::punk::basictelnet::window_cols $::punk::basictelnet::window_rows <<<\n"
                                 sb_send_window_size $sock $::punk::basictelnet::window_cols  $::punk::basictelnet::window_rows
                             }
                         }