2007-11-05, 21:47(-00), parag_paul@hotmail.com:
> hi All,
> I tried fixdel but then the backspace acts like delete
>
> Now I am seeing the following
> dfads^?^?^?^?^?^?^? ^?^?^?^?
>
> When ever I press backspace i see them

stty erase '^?'

may fix it. But chances are that your problem is deeper than
that.

It's normal for your <Backspace> to send the DEL characters.
Many terminals do that. However, apparently, your vi doesn't
seem to think that DEL is the character sent upon <Backspace>

It may be either because your terminfo database is not correct
or because your terminal "erase" setting is not correct, or
whatever vi uses to determine what character is sent upon
<Backspace>.

--
Stéphane