Re: unix shell says "dumb" terminal

[johnlb@primenet.com (John Bowling)]

In article <5igvfb$j7t$1@news1.i1.net>, Deb Alcorn <byte@mail1.i1.net> wrote:
>
>
>    When I log into my isp and try to read my mail it tells me
> that I can't because I have a "dumb" terminal.  
>
>    I have a 2GS, 5.25 megs of ram, Spectrum 2.0 and a Mac&Fax 144 modem.
>
>  I have been able to logon in the past and run lynx, pine, tin, the
> whole sheebang.  
>
>    Please help!
>
>		Thanks,
>				Deb  Alcorn
>				byte@i1.net

Are you using VT100 emulation, and have you told your server that?
Mine generally asks everytime I login, so I have the response in my
login script.

John


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