Make the question I added on TERM mismatches when logging onto remote systems

clearer.

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-<pubdate>$Date: 1999-08-24 05:01:13 $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Date: 1999-08-24 08:54:28 $</pubdate>
 
 <abstract><para>    This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X  All entries are
     assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5 and later, unless otherwise noted.
@@ -2593,36 +2593,47 @@ message.</para>
 </answer></qandaentry>
 
 <qandaentry><question>
-<para>Full screen applications on remote machines misbehave!
-      </para></question><answer>
+<para>Full screen applications on remote machines misbehave</para></question>
+<answer>
 
 <para>The remote machine may be setting your terminal type
-to something other than the <emphasis remap=tt>cons25</emphasis> terminal type used 
-by the FreeBSD console.</para>
+to something other than the <emphasis remap=tt>cons25</emphasis> terminal type 
+required by the FreeBSD console.</para>
   
-<para>There are a number of work-arounds for this problem:
+<para>There are a number of possible work-arounds for this problem:
 <itemizedlist>
 
 <listitem>
 <para>After logging on to the remote machine, set your TERM shell 
-variable to either <emphasis remap=tt>ansi</emphasis> or <emphasis remap=tt>sco</emphasis>.</para>
+variable to <emphasis remap=tt>ansi</emphasis> or 
+<emphasis remap=tt>sco</emphasis> if the remote machine knows
+about these terminal types.</para>
 </listitem>
 
 <listitem>
 <para>Use a VT100 emulator like <ulink URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/ports.cgi?screen-">screen</ulink> 
-locally.  <emphasis remap=tt>screen</emphasis> offers you the ability to run
-multiple concurrent sessions from one terminal, and is a neat
-program in its own right.</para>
+at the FreeBSD console.  
+<emphasis remap=tt>screen</emphasis> offers you the ability to run multiple 
+concurrent sessions from one terminal, and is a neat program in its own right.  
+Each <emphasis remap=tt>screen</emphasis> window behaves like a VT100 terminal,
+so the TERM variable at the remote end should be set to <emphasis remap=tt>
+vt100</emphasis>.
+</para>
 </listitem>
 
 <listitem>
 <para>Install the <emphasis remap=tt>cons25</emphasis> terminal database entry on 
-the remote machine.</para>
+the remote machine.  The way to do this depends on the operating system on the
+remote machine.  The system administration manuals for the remote system
+should be able to help you here.</para>
 </listitem>
 
 <listitem>
-<para>Fire up X and login to the remote machine from an 
-<emphasis remap=tt>xterm</emphasis>.</para>
+<para>Fire up an X server at the FreeBSD end and login to the remote machine 
+using an X based terminal emulator such as <emphasis remap=tt>xterm</emphasis> or 
+<emphasis remap=tt>rxvt</emphasis>. The TERM variable at the remote host 
+should be set to <emphasis remap=tt>xterm</emphasis> or <emphasis remap=tt>vt100
+</emphasis>.</para>
 </listitem>
 
 </itemizedlist>