--- vim71-orig/src/term.c	2007-05-07 20:39:11.000000000 +0100
+++ vim71/src/term.c	2008-02-20 21:07:28.000000000 +0000
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(UNIX) && !defined(__MINT__)
-# define DEFAULT_TERM	(char_u *)"ansi"
+# define DEFAULT_TERM	(char_u *)"xterm"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __MINT__