Maybe this can tell somebody what's wrong?  (It's an e-mail I sent)

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> From: Kevin <kevinw@quik.com>
> To: Christoph Badura <bad@ora.de>
> Subject: Re: Screen package bug (fwd)
> Date: Monday, November 30, 1998 8:54 PM
> 
> 
> 
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> > From: Christoph Badura <bad@ora.de>
> > To: Kevin <kevinw@quik.com>
> > Subject: Re: Screen package bug (fwd)
> > Date: Sunday, November 22, 1998 6:10 PM
> > 
> > Kevin wrote:
> > > The shell shouldn't have anything to do with screen working.
> > 
> > No, it shouldn't.  However, screen works fine for me.
> I wish I could say the same.
> 
> > However, you haven't yet described the problem in a way that would
> > anyone trying to help give a useful hint.
> > 
> > > You mean when you start screen, and type a command, if you delete a
> letter
> > > with the backspace key "^H" doesn't show up?
> > 
> > Right.  It erases the previous character.
> Maybe this will help. I recompiled my kernel to use the VT0 console, and
> edited /etc/ttys so that it starts up 4 virtual consoles of type
"pcvt25".
> I set my term variable to pcvt25 as well.  I obtained a -current pkgsrc
and
> installed screen with it - still didn't work.  So.. in other words..
> whether or not I change /etc/ttys, my TERM variable or shell, I still
have
> the same problem.  Maybe you can tell me what you have set in your
> files/variables so I can see if maybe that is the problem?
> 
> > Something in your shell's startup file could be messing up the tty
> > settings.
> Maybe, I have "TERM="pcvt25"; export TERM; clear"
> > 
> > -- 
> > Christoph Badura
> > Verlag O'Reilly
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> 
> 
> Kevin