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Date:	Fri, 5 Oct 2001 13:01:43 +0100
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From:	David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject:	telnet and TERM
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On Friday 5 Oct 01, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Thierry_Pirot?= writes:
> Hello, 
> 
> I use cygwin's telnet to connect to a unix system.  
> Then TERM=cygwin and vi won't run properly. 
> What should I do ?

My advice is to use rxvt instead, which should set TERM=xterm, which
should work on your unix system.  Rxvt has other advantages, too.

Regards,
David


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