Shell hangs when using "screen" and "emacs"

[m.roth2006 at rcn.com]

>Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:05:33 +0200
>From: "Kenneth Holter" <kenneho.ndu at gmail.com>  
>
>I log onto your servers using SSH, and typically run emacs within a
>screen session. I try and use shortcuts (for example Ctrl 
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<snicker>
You're asking for it: why not use vi, he asked, innocently....

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