> I run a similar system and had the same problem. It turns out that
> xterms apparently turn off the "echoe" and "echoke" stty settings.
> I had to add "stty echoe echoke" to my .bash_login, and then make
> sure that all my xterms start as login shells.

Put something like the following in your .bashrc:

    if [ -n "$PS1" ]; then
	# This is an interactive session.
	stty echoe echoke
    fi

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Brian de Alwis - CS student at U of Waterloo, Co-op at Newbridge Networks Corp
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