> (Replying to myself again... tut tut tut)
> 
> Everything works fine when I telnet in from another machine, I have just
> discovered.  Conclusion:  Our terminal emulation is broken.  I use vt220.
> What iis the ite 'driver' supposed to be emulating?

I think it is now emulating a vt100. The console has always been
emulating a vt100, but at some point, dt got switched from vt220
to vt100 (IMHO a GOOD THING :-) . So try vt100 & see what it does.

Take care,

Bill