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["Sergey A. Lipnevich" <sergey AT optimaltec.com>]

Hi Paul,

Thanks! I creatively plagiarized your reply and added it to that Wiki page.
Please take a look at the bottom of the page and let me know if anything's not
right. Cheers,

Sergey.

http://wiki.sourcemage.org/index.php?page=ScreenModeCast

Quoting Paul Mahon <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>:

> Cast tries to detect if it's running inside another screen. If it is, it
> will turn off the screen mode and cast normally. I would like to be able
> to do a screen in screen thing, but so far all I've gotten is weird
> behaviour in my (few) attempts.
>
> Workaround:
> Ssh to a box, then run screen, then run cast: will result in an ordinary
> cast.
> Run screen, ssh to a box, then run cast: will result in a screen mode
> cast.
>
> Although in the latter case you'll probably want to change the
> SCREEN_KEY variable in /etc/sorcery/screen or add a line to your
> local/config. Using ssh/screen in this way may or may not give the
> desired result. From my experience it's the only way I've managed to get
> screen in screen working.