From: "Claude Marinier" <claude.marinier@dreo.dnd.ca>
> I am using i386/NetBSD 1.5.2 with X to manage a bunch of systems. I use an
> xterm and ssh to logon to an Alpha/VMS. The backspace key sends, well, a
> backspace. That behaviour seems quite reasonable; but my hands are trained
> to hit that key and expect the system to delete. DCL (the shell on VMS)
> responds by going to the beginning of the line (which is not what I want).

Check out the SET TERM options under VMS.  I believe SET TERM/BACK will
DTRT, but I'm not sure (it's been several many years since I had a VMS
system to play with).  You can put that command in your LOGIN.COM and forget
about it.

Cheers!
-- Tracy Nelson