Re: misc/10127 (port i386 /etc/ttys says vt220 instead of wsvt25)

["Perry E. Metzger" <perry%piermont.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR misc/10127; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry%piermont.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: misc-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: misc/10127 (port i386 /etc/ttys says vt220 instead of wsvt25)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 19:59:43 -0400

 <track%Plectere.com@localhost> writes:
 >  >Emulating a color xterm would, of course, be ideal, since then the
 >  >"log in to remote machine" problem etc. all go away and you get all
 >  >the features you want on the local box. If you can make that happen...
 >
 >      Please no.  Despite my name sometimes being attached to it (someone
 >  else actually deserves all of the credit/blame), color xterm is an awful
 >  hack
 
 Awful hack or no, it is what every emulation window now runs. Better
 to be compatible with it, ugly or not.
 
 Perry