Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 18661
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2000/7/13-14 [Computer/SW/Unix] UID:18661 Activity:high
7/12    When I connect to a linux box from an xterm on a solaris2.5.1 box,
        the terminal gets all screwed up (underline/inverse don't stop where
        they should, etc); this doesn't recur when I do the same from
        solaris2.5.1->soda or from soda xterm to said linux box. Is there
        a way to fix this without root access? ('xterm' entries in the
        respective termcaps are the same, if that means anything
        [termcap-illiterate])
        \_ Are you sure you're using an xterm and not a dtterm?
           \_ Yes. Wouldn't touch dtterm if they paid me.
                \_ I think there was some weirdness with termcap in RedHat 6.0.
                   If that's what you're using, upgrade.  Make sure your
                   TERMCAP environment variable isn't set and that you have
                   "set term=xterm".  -tom
                   \_ This is RH6.2, I do NOT, once again, have root on
                      EITHER box, term=xterm, and TERMCAP is not defined. Any
                      other ideas? Oh, also, same happenned with RH5.2
                      EITHER box, term=xterm (as is TERM), and TERMCAP
                      is not defined. Any other ideas? Also, same
                      happenned with RH5.2
                      \_ xterm -title "NUKULAR B1FF\!\!\!\!"
                        \_ Well, it's just a length environment variable
                           setting.  If you're feeling brave, you can set it
                           by hand and do the stty yoursel,m too.
        \_ i have a similar problem between ANY non linux compiled xterm
           and linux. redhat needs to die. you can always setenv the TERMCAP
           envvar. i haven't had time to investigate this, so i just run
           "xterm -display sgi-machine:0" from the piece of shit linux machine.
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