This results in data that looks like rfc2217 meta data not going to the user.
When connected via `microcom -p /dev/ttyXYZ' to an embedded board, the following happens:
# echo -e '\xff\xfa\x2c\x6b\xb4\xff\xf0'
#
which is unexpected as it should generate some output. (Note the same when connected via telnet mode doesn't result in any output, which is a different bug though.)