-together. If no \fIasyncmap\fR option is given, no async character
-map will be negotiated for the receive direction; the peer should then
-escape \fIall\fR control characters. To escape transmitted
-characters, use the \fIescape\fR option.
+together. If no \fIasyncmap\fR option is given, the default is zero,
+so pppd will ask the peer not to escape any control characters.
+To escape transmitted characters, use the \fIescape\fR option.