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From: heimir@rhi.hi.is (Heimir Thor Sverrisson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: TERM variable and network login on ISC 2.2.1
Keywords: TERM, csh, ISC 2.2.1, login
Message-ID: <3003@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 3 Apr 91 15:53:17 GMT
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Hi,

does anyone know why I cannot change the TERM variable in my environment
when I log into my ISC 2.2.1 system from a PC using PC-NFS's telnet?
I get TERM=unknown and if I 'setenv TERM vt100' nothing happens to
my environment.

The same thing occurs both for csh and tcsh.  Anyone seen this one?
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Heimir Thor Sverrisson			heimir@hafro.is
Laugavegi 13, 108 Reykjavik
Iceland