diff -up ncurses-5.8/misc/terminfo.src.kbs ncurses-5.8/misc/terminfo.src
--- ncurses-5.8/misc/terminfo.src.kbs	2011-03-02 16:56:03.132403003 +0100
+++ ncurses-5.8/misc/terminfo.src	2011-03-02 16:57:24.407886582 +0100
@@ -3274,6 +3274,7 @@ xterm-xfree86|xterm terminal emulator (X
 # This version reflects the current xterm features.
 xterm-new|modern xterm terminal emulator,
 	npc,
+	kbs=\177,
 	indn=\E[%p1%dS, kDC=\E[3;2~, kEND=\E[1;2F, kHOM=\E[1;2H,
 	kIC=\E[2;2~, kNXT=\E[6;2~, kPRV=\E[5;2~, kb2=\EOE,
 	kcbt=\E[Z, kcub1=\EOD, kcud1=\EOB, kcuf1=\EOC, kcuu1=\EOA,
@@ -4061,6 +4062,7 @@ mlterm-256color|mlterm 3.0 with xterm 25
 rxvt-basic|rxvt terminal base (X Window System),
 	OTbs, am, bce, eo, mir, msgr, xenl, xon, XT,
 	cols#80, it#8, lines#24,
+	kbs=\177,
 	acsc=``aaffggjjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~,
 	bel=^G, blink=\E[5m, bold=\E[1m, civis=\E[?25l,
 	clear=\E[H\E[2J, cnorm=\E[?25h, cr=^M,
@@ -4071,7 +4073,7 @@ rxvt-basic|rxvt terminal base (X Window 
 	enacs=\E(B\E)0, flash=\E[?5h\E[?5l, home=\E[H, ht=^I,
 	hts=\EH, ich=\E[%p1%d@, ich1=\E[@, il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L,
 	ind=^J, is1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l,
-	is2=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l, kbs=^H,
+	is2=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l,
 	kcbt=\E[Z, kmous=\E[M, rc=\E8, rev=\E[7m, ri=\EM, rmacs=^O,
 	rmcup=\E[2J\E[?47l\E8, rmir=\E[4l, rmkx=\E>, rmso=\E[27m,
 	rmul=\E[24m,
@@ -4841,6 +4843,7 @@ eterm-color|Emacs term.el terminal emula
 screen|VT 100/ANSI X3.64 virtual terminal,
 	OTbs, OTpt, am, km, mir, msgr, xenl, G0,
 	colors#8, cols#80, it#8, lines#24, ncv@, pairs#64, U8#1,
+	kbs=\177,
 	acsc=++\,\,--..00``aaffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~,
 	bel=^G, blink=\E[5m, bold=\E[1m, cbt=\E[Z, civis=\E[?25l,
 	clear=\E[H\E[J, cnorm=\E[34h\E[?25h, cr=^M,
@@ -4850,7 +4853,7 @@ screen|VT 100/ANSI X3.64 virtual termina
 	cvvis=\E[34l, dch=\E[%p1%dP, dch1=\E[P, dl=\E[%p1%dM,
 	dl1=\E[M, ed=\E[J, el=\E[K, el1=\E[1K, enacs=\E(B\E)0,
 	flash=\Eg, home=\E[H, ht=^I, hts=\EH, ich=\E[%p1%d@,
-	il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L, ind=^J, is2=\E)0, kbs=^H, kcbt=\E[Z,
+	il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L, ind=^J, is2=\E)0, kcbt=\E[Z,
 	kcub1=\EOD, kcud1=\EOB, kcuf1=\EOC, kcuu1=\EOA,
 	kdch1=\E[3~, kend=\E[4~, kf1=\EOP, kf10=\E[21~,
 	kf11=\E[23~, kf12=\E[24~, kf2=\EOQ, kf3=\EOR, kf4=\EOS,
@@ -4956,6 +4959,7 @@ screen.xterm-r6|screen customized for X1
 # on Solaris because Sun's curses implementation gets confused.
 screen.teraterm|disable ncv in teraterm,
 	ncv#127,
+	kbs=^H,
 	acsc=+\020\,\021-\030.^Y0\333`\004a\261f\370g\361h\260i\316j\331k\277l\332m\300n\305o~p\304q\304r\304s_t\303u\264v\301w\302x\263y\363z\362{\343|\330}\234~\376,
 	use=screen+fkeys, use=screen,
 # Other terminals