Backspace Key Not Working

[Sahil Tandon]

Schiz0 <schiz0phrenic21 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have an annoying problem that I'm not sure how to solve. Here's my setup:
> 
> PuTTy => My FreeBSD 6.2 box => Production FreeBSD 7.0 box
> 
> All via SSH, of course. Now, on my FreeBSD 6.2 box, the backspace key
> works fine all the time. However, when I connect from my 6.2 box into
> the production 7.0 box, the backspace key does not work all the time.
> In the console, it works fine (as in, it deletes what I type).
> However, when I'm in programs such as VIM, it displays "^?" instead of
> deleting. Is there a way to fix this?

What are the contents of .vimrc on the 7.0 machine?  And how have you set 
your TERM environment variable on that machine?  Does anything change if you 
connect directly to your 7.0 box without going through 6.2 in between?

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Sahil Tandon <sahil at tandon.net>