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From: Steve Reid <steve@edmweb.com>
To: Keith Leonard <keithl@wakko.gil.net>
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Subject: Re: Term problem logging into Linux machine
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> Can anyone suggest a terminal type that will work with anything in the
> world (yeah right, sure, uh huh.....) so that I can check my mail without
> running X.

Try "vt100". It's gotta be the most common terminal type.