This is an upstream bug. Basically screen doesn't sufficiently translate the backspace key. It does in some cases but not all, but expects ^H always, which is what confuses things.
A link to a bug report for RedHat is reproduced below https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=152474 -- And that's my crabbing done for the day. Got it out of the way early, now I have the rest of the afternoon to sniff fragrant tea-roses or strangle cute bunnies or something. -- Michael Devore GnuPG Key Fingerprint 86 F5 81 A5 D4 2E 1F 1C http://gnupg.org
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