I sometimes must use a particular SSH client to access a VMS node. This program has the peculiar property that when one presses the RETURN key, it issues a CTRL-J to the VAX session, making it difficult do much.
In VMS 5.5-2, is it possible to remap a CTRL-J as a CTRL-M in an incoming SSH session?
You didn't say if you are using a Unix or Windows client, but I am assuming Unix. I believe the Windows client has a way to change this, but I'm not certain and it's been a long time since I needed to use putty.
As for remapping, no, there is no trivial way to do this. VMS has a way to define what is used for backspace, but not for CR, that I can find online or in my memory.
What happens if you press control-M? Does it send a ^J or ^M? What happens if you press ^J then? Is there any chance you can run a Xwindows command-line shell (Xterm or the like) and display it locally? That would use X11 key mappings, which should be sane.
5.5-2?? Granted, we do have our MicroVAX 3400s, but they're sitting turned off in a corner of a storeroom. We stopped using them about 12 years ago and they had VMS 5.5-2 on them but that wasn't the most recent version even then.
Why can't you use PuTTy or some other client?
(I guess this should be a comment, but since this is a VMS question, I'm not expecting a lot of activity...)
