backspace at login prompt shown as 2 backspace

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>Jan Richert wrote:
>> mgetty 0.97
>> linux 1.2.11
>> 
>> Problem: If some characters are typed at login prompt and backspace
>>          is pressed TWO characters are erased for each time bs is pressed.
>> 
>> This problem didn't exist with mgetty 0.22 in the same environment.

This problem *did* exist in mgetty 0.22 on my machine, and I fixed it.

I will post diff files if anybody wants them.  They may help to fix 0.97
or more recent versions.

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