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From: jsalter@slo.awdpa.ibm.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: AIX 3.1 termcap entry for aixterm
Message-ID: <1991Jan2.213534.4193@panews>
Date: 2 Jan 91 21:35:34 GMT
References: <1991Jan2.141041.27539@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
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Reply-To: jsalter@slo.awdpa.ibm.com (Jim Salter)
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In article <1991Jan2.141041.27539@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov> hubler@tomcat.lerc.nasa.gov (Dale Hubler) writes:
>      I am trying to install nntp and rrn on our RS6000 520 workstation.
>The nntp software requires a /etc/termcap file with an entry for the
>terminal type.  Our termcap file does not have an entry for aixterm.
>To get rn to work correctly we must set TERM=vt100.  Does anybody
>have the correct entry for aixterm in the termcap file?  I hope
>this also assists us in getting vi to work properly from the Suns

As described in the BSD System Administration document in
/usr/lpp/bos/bsdadm, you can use the document's HFT description, and
rename it to "aixterm" and it should work fine.

>Dale A. Hubler  ***   hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov  ***  (216) 977-7014


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