This bug still exists; the link I provided for the patch no longer works though, and neither does the original e-mail address. So here's the patch again, inline this time.
--- netkit-telnet-0.17/telnet/terminal.cc 2006-04-08 23:01:19.701512988 +0200 +++ netkit-telnet-0.17.my/telnet/terminal.cc 2006-04-08 23:14:09.636796319 +0200 @@ -664,9 +664,10 @@ nttyb = ottyb; #else /* USE_TERMIO */ - tcgetattr(0, &old_tc); - - new_tc = old_tc; + if (!tcgetattr(0, &old_tc)) + new_tc = old_tc; + else + old_tc = new_tc; #ifndef VDISCARD termFlushChar = CONTROL('O'); -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]