copy and paste strips repeated CHARs by bash as Microsoft telnetd client

[Zhu, Terry (MED)]

From: terry.zhu@med.ge.com
To: bug-bash@gnu.org
Subject: copy and paste strips repeated CHARs by bash as Microsoft
telnetd client

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: cygwin
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash.exe' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='cygwin' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-cygwin'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DRECYCLES_PIDS   -I.
-I../bash-2.05 -I../bash-2.05/include -I../bash-2.05/lib -I/usr/include
-g -O2
uname output: CYGWIN_NT-5.0 USBNX6J01 1.3.3(0.46/3/2) 2001-09-12 23:54
i686 unknown
Machine Type: i686-pc-cygwin

Bash Version: 2.05
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
        [Detailed description of the problem, suggestion, or complaint.]
Repeated CHARs in a copy and paste string get stripped when using bash
as shell 
in a telnet session. (telnet server: Microsoft telnetd)

Repeatted -By:
        [Describe the sequence of events that causes the problem
        to occur.]
1. telnet to a Microsoft windows 2000 machine running Microsoft telnet
service
2. change the default shell (cmd.exe) to bash
  (complains stderr and stdout not distinct, managed to work around)
3. type "tteestt" in bash command line, press  return
  (command not found, ok)
4. copy and paste the last command ("tteestt") to the new command line
5. new command line shows "test", expecting "tteestt"
  (NOTE: sometimes not all repeated chars got stripped, but there is
very little chance you can get what you expect)

Fix:
        [Description of how to fix the problem.  If you don't know a
        fix for the problem, don't include this section.]