Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!munnari!otc!metro!ipso!stcns3!root
From: root@stcns3.stc.oz (System Supervisor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Erase/kill on login
Message-ID: <263@stcns3.stc.oz>
Date: 3 Mar 88 04:28:27 GMT
Reply-To: root@stcns3.stc.oz (System Supervisor)
Organization: Alcatel-STC Australia, North Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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(If this comes from "Unknown", don't bother telling me.  I already know!
I'm posting from "root" this time)

Anyway,

Is there any way in Sys V to get to use arbitrary erase/kill characters
while logging in?  Why those brain-damaged #/@ characters are still used,
I don't know.  I haven't seen a hard-copy terminal for quite some time...

Blimey, even Xenix allows BKSP and ^U in the login prompt stage!

Anyway, here's an idea.  Extend gettydefs to allow specifications of
the form "erase=^H kill=^U".  They could even be made the default after
login.  Or somehow convince ATT + dealers that #/@ is silly.  Does ANYONE
out there still use them?