R help - Dec 2004 - backspace key doesn't work correctly

When I am running R, the backspace key deletes the whole word instead of
one character.
Before I start R, and after I exit R, the backspace key works as it
should in my xterm terminal window.
This gets really annoying since I make a lot of mistakes while typing
and don't always want to retype the whole word.
This behavior only occurs while running R.
Any ideas on how to fix this.

Setup:
R version: Version 1.9.1  (2004-06-21), ISBN 3-900051-00-3
Terminal Window: xterm
Shell: tcsh

Thanks for your help.
Dan


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