diff --git a/Lib/telnetlib.py b/Lib/telnetlib.py
index 14d05571..11e1a65 100644
--- a/Lib/telnetlib.py
+++ b/Lib/telnetlib.py
@@ -47,87 +47,87 @@
 TELNET_PORT = 23
 
 # Telnet protocol characters (don't change)
-IAC  = 255 # "Interpret As Command"
-DONT = 254
-DO   = 253
-WONT = 252
-WILL = 251
-theNULL = 0
+IAC  = bytes([255]) # "Interpret As Command"
+DONT = bytes([254])
+DO   = bytes([253])
+WONT = bytes([252])
+WILL = bytes([251])
+theNULL = bytes([0])
 
-SE  = 240  # Subnegotiation End
-NOP = 241  # No Operation
-DM  = 242  # Data Mark
-BRK = 243  # Break
-IP  = 244  # Interrupt process
-AO  = 245  # Abort output
-AYT = 246  # Are You There
-EC  = 247  # Erase Character
-EL  = 248  # Erase Line
-GA  = 249  # Go Ahead
-SB =  250  # Subnegotiation Begin
+SE  = bytes([240])  # Subnegotiation End
+NOP = bytes([241])  # No Operation
+DM  = bytes([242])  # Data Mark
+BRK = bytes([243])  # Break
+IP  = bytes([244])  # Interrupt process
+AO  = bytes([245])  # Abort output
+AYT = bytes([246])  # Are You There
+EC  = bytes([247])  # Erase Character
+EL  = bytes([248])  # Erase Line
+GA  = bytes([249])  # Go Ahead
+SB =  bytes([250])  # Subnegotiation Begin
 
 
 # Telnet protocol options code (don't change)
 # These ones all come from arpa/telnet.h
-BINARY = 0 # 8-bit data path
-ECHO = 1 # echo
-RCP = 2 # prepare to reconnect
-SGA = 3 # suppress go ahead
-NAMS = 4 # approximate message size
-STATUS = 5 # give status
-TM = 6 # timing mark
-RCTE = 7 # remote controlled transmission and echo
-NAOL = 8 # negotiate about output line width
-NAOP = 9 # negotiate about output page size
-NAOCRD = 10 # negotiate about CR disposition
-NAOHTS = 11 # negotiate about horizontal tabstops
-NAOHTD = 12 # negotiate about horizontal tab disposition
-NAOFFD = 13 # negotiate about formfeed disposition
-NAOVTS = 14 # negotiate about vertical tab stops
-NAOVTD = 15 # negotiate about vertical tab disposition
-NAOLFD = 16 # negotiate about output LF disposition
-XASCII = 17 # extended ascii character set
-LOGOUT = 18 # force logout
-BM = 19 # byte macro
-DET = 20 # data entry terminal
-SUPDUP = 21 # supdup protocol
-SUPDUPOUTPUT = 22 # supdup output
-SNDLOC = 23 # send location
-TTYPE = 24 # terminal type
-EOR = 25 # end or record
-TUID = 26 # TACACS user identification
-OUTMRK = 27 # output marking
-TTYLOC = 28 # terminal location number
-VT3270REGIME = 29 # 3270 regime
-X3PAD = 30 # X.3 PAD
-NAWS = 31 # window size
-TSPEED = 32 # terminal speed
-LFLOW = 33 # remote flow control
-LINEMODE = 34 # Linemode option
-XDISPLOC = 35 # X Display Location
-OLD_ENVIRON = 36 # Old - Environment variables
-AUTHENTICATION = 37 # Authenticate
-ENCRYPT = 38 # Encryption option
-NEW_ENVIRON = 39 # New - Environment variables
+BINARY = bytes([0]) # 8-bit data path
+ECHO = bytes([1]) # echo
+RCP = bytes([2]) # prepare to reconnect
+SGA = bytes([3]) # suppress go ahead
+NAMS = bytes([4]) # approximate message size
+STATUS = bytes([5]) # give status
+TM = bytes([6]) # timing mark
+RCTE = bytes([7]) # remote controlled transmission and echo
+NAOL = bytes([8]) # negotiate about output line width
+NAOP = bytes([9]) # negotiate about output page size
+NAOCRD = bytes([10]) # negotiate about CR disposition
+NAOHTS = bytes([11]) # negotiate about horizontal tabstops
+NAOHTD = bytes([12]) # negotiate about horizontal tab disposition
+NAOFFD = bytes([13]) # negotiate about formfeed disposition
+NAOVTS = bytes([14]) # negotiate about vertical tab stops
+NAOVTD = bytes([15]) # negotiate about vertical tab disposition
+NAOLFD = bytes([16]) # negotiate about output LF disposition
+XASCII = bytes([17]) # extended ascii character set
+LOGOUT = bytes([18]) # force logout
+BM = bytes([19]) # byte macro
+DET = bytes([20]) # data entry terminal
+SUPDUP = bytes([21]) # supdup protocol
+SUPDUPOUTPUT = bytes([22]) # supdup output
+SNDLOC = bytes([23]) # send location
+TTYPE = bytes([24]) # terminal type
+EOR = bytes([25]) # end or record
+TUID = bytes([26]) # TACACS user identification
+OUTMRK = bytes([27]) # output marking
+TTYLOC = bytes([28]) # terminal location number
+VT3270REGIME = bytes([29]) # 3270 regime
+X3PAD = bytes([30]) # X.3 PAD
+NAWS = bytes([31]) # window size
+TSPEED = bytes([32]) # terminal speed
+LFLOW = bytes([33]) # remote flow control
+LINEMODE = bytes([34]) # Linemode option
+XDISPLOC = bytes([35]) # X Display Location
+OLD_ENVIRON = bytes([36]) # Old - Environment variables
+AUTHENTICATION = bytes([37]) # Authenticate
+ENCRYPT = bytes([38]) # Encryption option
+NEW_ENVIRON = bytes([39]) # New - Environment variables
 # the following ones come from
 # http://www.iana.org/assignments/telnet-options
 # Unfortunately, that document does not assign identifiers
 # to all of them, so we are making them up
-TN3270E = 40 # TN3270E
-XAUTH = 41 # XAUTH
-CHARSET = 42 # CHARSET
-RSP = 43 # Telnet Remote Serial Port
-COM_PORT_OPTION = 44 # Com Port Control Option
-SUPPRESS_LOCAL_ECHO = 45 # Telnet Suppress Local Echo
-TLS = 46 # Telnet Start TLS
-KERMIT = 47 # KERMIT
-SEND_URL = 48 # SEND-URL
-FORWARD_X = 49 # FORWARD_X
-PRAGMA_LOGON = 138 # TELOPT PRAGMA LOGON
-SSPI_LOGON = 139 # TELOPT SSPI LOGON
-PRAGMA_HEARTBEAT = 140 # TELOPT PRAGMA HEARTBEAT
-EXOPL = 255 # Extended-Options-List
-NOOPT = 0
+TN3270E = bytes([40]) # TN3270E
+XAUTH = bytes([41]) # XAUTH
+CHARSET = bytes([42]) # CHARSET
+RSP = bytes([43]) # Telnet Remote Serial Port
+COM_PORT_OPTION = bytes([44]) # Com Port Control Option
+SUPPRESS_LOCAL_ECHO = bytes([45]) # Telnet Suppress Local Echo
+TLS = bytes([46]) # Telnet Start TLS
+KERMIT = bytes([47]) # KERMIT
+SEND_URL = bytes([48]) # SEND-URL
+FORWARD_X = bytes([49]) # FORWARD_X
+PRAGMA_LOGON = bytes([138]) # TELOPT PRAGMA LOGON
+SSPI_LOGON = bytes([139]) # TELOPT SSPI LOGON
+PRAGMA_HEARTBEAT = bytes([140]) # TELOPT PRAGMA HEARTBEAT
+EXOPL = bytes([255]) # Extended-Options-List
+NOOPT = bytes([0])
 
 class Telnet:
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_telnetlib.py b/Lib/test/test_telnetlib.py
index 4ae6222..bad2819 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_telnetlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_telnetlib.py
@@ -2,17 +2,38 @@
 import threading
 import telnetlib
 import time
+import queue
 
 from unittest import TestCase
 from test import support
 
 HOST = support.HOST
+EOF_sigil = object()
 
-def server(evt, serv):
+def server(evt, serv, dataq=None):
+    """ Open a tcp server in three steps
+        1) set evt to true to let the parent know we are ready
+        2) [optional] if is not False, write the list of data from dataq.get()
+           to the socket.
+        3) set evt to true to let the parent know we're done
+    """
     serv.listen(5)
     evt.set()
     try:
         conn, addr = serv.accept()
+        if dataq:
+            data = b''
+            new_data = dataq.get(True, 0.5)
+            dataq.task_done()
+            for item in new_data:
+                if item == EOF_sigil:
+                    break
+                if type(item) in [int, float]:
+                    time.sleep(item)
+                else:
+                    data += item
+                written = conn.send(data)
+                data = data[written:]
     except socket.timeout:
         pass
     finally:
@@ -26,13 +47,15 @@
         self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.sock.settimeout(3)
         self.port = support.bind_port(self.sock)
-        threading.Thread(target=server, args=(self.evt,self.sock)).start()
+        self.thread = threading.Thread(target=server, args=(self.evt,self.sock))
+        self.thread.start()
         self.evt.wait()
         self.evt.clear()
         time.sleep(.1)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.evt.wait()
+        self.thread.join()
 
     def testBasic(self):
         # connects
@@ -71,9 +94,277 @@
         self.assertEqual(telnet.sock.gettimeout(), 30)
         telnet.sock.close()
 
+def _read_setUp(self):
+    self.evt = threading.Event()
+    self.dataq = queue.Queue()
+    self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    self.sock.settimeout(3)
+    self.port = support.bind_port(self.sock)
+    self.thread = threading.Thread(target=server, args=(self.evt,self.sock, self.dataq))
+    self.thread.start()
+    self.evt.wait()
+    self.evt.clear()
+    time.sleep(.1)
+
+def _read_tearDown(self):
+    self.evt.wait()
+    self.thread.join()
+
+class ReadTests(TestCase):
+    setUp = _read_setUp
+    tearDown = _read_tearDown
+
+    # use a similar approach to testing timeouts as test_timeout.py
+    # these will never pass 100% but make the fuzz big enough that it is rare
+    block_long = 0.6
+    block_short = 0.3
+    def test_read_until_A(self):
+        """
+        read_until(expected, [timeout])
+          Read until the expected string has been seen, or a timeout is
+          hit (default is no timeout); may block.
+        """
+        want = [b'x' * 10, b'match', b'y' * 10, EOF_sigil]
+        self.dataq.put(want)
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        data = telnet.read_until(b'match')
+        self.assertEqual(data, b''.join(want[:-2]))
+
+    def test_read_until_B(self):
+        # test the timeout - it does NOT raise socket.timeout
+        want = [b'hello', self.block_long, b'not seen', EOF_sigil]
+        self.dataq.put(want)
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        data = telnet.read_until(b'not seen', self.block_short)
+        self.assertEqual(data, want[0])
+        self.assertEqual(telnet.read_all(), b'not seen')
+
+    def test_read_all_A(self):
+        """
+        read_all()
+          Read all data until EOF; may block.
+        """
+        want = [b'x' * 500, b'y' * 500, b'z' * 500, EOF_sigil]
+        self.dataq.put(want)
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        data = telnet.read_all()
+        self.assertEqual(data, b''.join(want[:-1]))
+        return
+
+    def _test_blocking(self, func):
+        self.dataq.put([self.block_long, EOF_sigil])
+        self.dataq.join()
+        start = time.time()
+        data = func()
+        self.assertTrue(self.block_short <= time.time() - start)
+
+    def test_read_all_B(self):
+        self._test_blocking(telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port).read_all)
+
+    def test_read_all_C(self):
+        self.dataq.put([EOF_sigil])
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        telnet.read_all()
+        telnet.read_all() # shouldn't raise
+
+    def test_read_some_A(self):
+        """
+        read_some()
+          Read at least one byte or EOF; may block.
+        """
+        # test 'at least one byte'
+        want = [b'x' * 500, EOF_sigil]
+        self.dataq.put(want)
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        data = telnet.read_all()
+        self.assertTrue(len(data) >= 1)
+
+    def test_read_some_B(self):
+        # test EOF
+        self.dataq.put([EOF_sigil])
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        self.assertEqual(b'', telnet.read_some())
+
+    def test_read_some_C(self):
+        self._test_blocking(telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port).read_some)
+
+    def _test_read_any_eager_A(self, func_name):
+        """
+        read_very_eager()
+          Read all data available already queued or on the socket,
+          without blocking.
+        """
+        want = [self.block_long, b'x' * 100, b'y' * 100, EOF_sigil]
+        expects = want[1] + want[2]
+        self.dataq.put(want)
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        func = getattr(telnet, func_name)
+        data = b''
+        while True:
+            try:
+                data += func()
+                self.assertTrue(expects.startswith(data))
+            except EOFError:
+                break
+        self.assertEqual(expects, data)
+
+    def _test_read_any_eager_B(self, func_name):
+        # test EOF
+        self.dataq.put([EOF_sigil])
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        time.sleep(self.block_short)
+        func = getattr(telnet, func_name)
+        self.assertRaises(EOFError, func)
+
+    # read_eager and read_very_eager make the same gaurantees
+    # (they behave differently but we only test the gaurantees)
+    def test_read_very_eager_A(self):
+        self._test_read_any_eager_A('read_very_eager')
+    def test_read_very_eager_B(self):
+        self._test_read_any_eager_B('read_very_eager')
+    def test_read_eager_A(self):
+        self._test_read_any_eager_A('read_eager')
+    def test_read_eager_B(self):
+        self._test_read_any_eager_B('read_eager')
+    # NB -- we need to test the IAC block which is mentioned in the docstring
+    # but not in the module docs
+
+    def _test_read_any_lazy_B(self, func_name):
+        self.dataq.put([EOF_sigil])
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        func = getattr(telnet, func_name)
+        telnet.fill_rawq()
+        self.assertRaises(EOFError, func)
+
+    def test_read_lazy_A(self):
+        want = [b'x' * 100, EOF_sigil]
+        self.dataq.put(want)
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        time.sleep(self.block_short)
+        self.assertEqual(b'', telnet.read_lazy())
+        data = b''
+        while True:
+            try:
+                read_data = telnet.read_lazy()
+                data += read_data
+                if not read_data:
+                    telnet.fill_rawq()
+            except EOFError:
+                break
+            self.assertTrue(want[0].startswith(data))
+        self.assertEqual(data, want[0])
+
+    def test_read_lazy_B(self):
+        self._test_read_any_lazy_B('read_lazy')
+
+    def test_read_very_lazy_A(self):
+        want = [b'x' * 100, EOF_sigil]
+        self.dataq.put(want)
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        time.sleep(self.block_short)
+        self.assertEqual(b'', telnet.read_very_lazy())
+        data = b''
+        while True:
+            try:
+                read_data = telnet.read_very_lazy()
+            except EOFError:
+                break
+            data += read_data
+            if not read_data:
+                telnet.fill_rawq()
+                self.assertEqual(b'', telnet.cookedq)
+                telnet.process_rawq()
+            self.assertTrue(want[0].startswith(data))
+        self.assertEqual(data, want[0])
+
+    def test_read_very_lazy_B(self):
+        self._test_read_any_lazy_B('read_very_lazy')
+
+class nego_collector(object):
+    def __init__(self, sb_getter=None):
+        self.seen = b''
+        self.sb_getter = sb_getter
+        self.sb_seen = b''
+
+    def do_nego(self, sock, cmd, opt):
+        self.seen += cmd + opt
+        if cmd == tl.SE and self.sb_getter:
+            sb_data = self.sb_getter()
+            self.sb_seen += sb_data
+
+tl = telnetlib
+class OptionTests(TestCase):
+    setUp = _read_setUp
+    tearDown = _read_tearDown
+    # RFC 854 commands
+    cmds = [tl.AO, tl.AYT, tl.BRK, tl.EC, tl.EL, tl.GA, tl.IP, tl.NOP]
+
+    def _test_command(self, data):
+        """ helper for testing IAC + cmd """
+        self.setUp()
+        self.dataq.put(data)
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        nego = nego_collector()
+        telnet.set_option_negotiation_callback(nego.do_nego)
+        txt = telnet.read_all()
+        cmd = nego.seen
+        self.assertTrue(len(cmd) > 0) # we expect at least one command
+        self.assertTrue(cmd[:1] in self.cmds)
+        self.assertEqual(cmd[1:2], tl.NOOPT)
+        self.assertEqual(len(b''.join(data[:-1])), len(txt + cmd))
+        nego.sb_getter = None # break the nego => telnet cycle
+        self.tearDown()
+
+    def test_IAC_commands(self):
+        # reset our setup
+        self.dataq.put([EOF_sigil])
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        self.tearDown()
+
+        for cmd in self.cmds:
+            self._test_command([tl.IAC, cmd, EOF_sigil])
+            self._test_command([b'x' * 100, tl.IAC, cmd, b'y'*100, EOF_sigil])
+            self._test_command([b'x' * 10, tl.IAC, cmd, b'y'*10, EOF_sigil])
+        # all at once
+        self._test_command([tl.IAC + cmd for (cmd) in self.cmds] + [EOF_sigil])
+        self.assertEqual(b'', telnet.read_sb_data())
+
+    def test_SB_commands(self):
+        # RFC 855, subnegotiations portion
+        send = [tl.IAC + tl.SB + tl.IAC + tl.SE,
+                tl.IAC + tl.SB + tl.IAC + tl.IAC + tl.IAC + tl.SE,
+                tl.IAC + tl.SB + tl.IAC + tl.IAC + b'aa' + tl.IAC + tl.SE,
+                tl.IAC + tl.SB + b'bb' + tl.IAC + tl.IAC + tl.IAC + tl.SE,
+                tl.IAC + tl.SB + b'cc' + tl.IAC + tl.IAC + b'dd' + tl.IAC + tl.SE,
+                EOF_sigil,
+               ]
+        self.dataq.put(send)
+        telnet = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, self.port)
+        self.dataq.join()
+        nego = nego_collector(telnet.read_sb_data)
+        telnet.set_option_negotiation_callback(nego.do_nego)
+        txt = telnet.read_all()
+        self.assertEqual(txt, b'')
+        want_sb_data = tl.IAC + tl.IAC + b'aabb' + tl.IAC + b'cc' + tl.IAC + b'dd'
+        self.assertEqual(nego.sb_seen, want_sb_data)
+        self.assertEqual(b'', telnet.read_sb_data())
+        nego.sb_getter = None # break the nego => telnet cycle
 
 def test_main(verbose=None):
-    support.run_unittest(GeneralTests)
+    support.run_unittest(GeneralTests, ReadTests, OptionTests)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test_main()