VI in FC2

[WipeOut]

This may be a really stupid question but here goes..

When using VI in FC2 it does not show the mode in the bottom of the 
screen.. I mean when opening a file to edit you then hit insert and your 
should see "INSERT" on the bottom of the screen, hit insert again and 
you should see "REPLACE" on the bottom of the screen.. I don't see these..

Also it would appear that the backspace key doesn't actually delete 
anything...

Am I just loosing my mind? has VI changed? or is there something wrong 
with it?

Later..