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vi problems

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From: Richard A. Smith
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 1991 07:14
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I am experiencing a weird problem in the vi editor.  When I enter a text
entry mode (such as insert or append) I cannot escape out.  Pressing the
ESC key soundsthe bell and moves the cursor like it switched modes but
pressing a cursor key or a command letter only echos to the screen as if
it were still in a text entrymode.  I am running SunOS 4.1.  and the
problem started after I disallowed the root login but reallowing a root
did not completely fix the problem.  (At first it seemed to fix it but
gradually the occurance is more and more frequent)

Any Ideas??  I really have to fix this because if someone runs vi then
that terminal becomes locked in an input mode and I have to rlogin and
kill the process to undo it.

I also have a LAN question, We arem looking to expand our network to some
386 PC's and I would like some recomendations on some good EtherNet Cards
for a 386.  I know very little about the differences and terminology so a
litttle explaniation would be helpfull too.

Thanks in advance.

Richard A. Smith                      | Dont look at me, I'm still an 
ras2@engr.uark.edu                    |    undergrad!!
University of Arkansas @ Fayetteville | Disclamer: I'm a college student.
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Subject: vi problems
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