--- termsbr.c.orig	2008-04-11 09:12:55.000000000 -0500
+++ termsbr.c	2010-12-19 08:11:30.000000000 -0600
@@ -234,3 +234,23 @@
     return HC;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * read one character
+ */
+int
+noncanonical_getchar(void)
+{
+    struct termios o, n;
+    char c;
+    
+    ioctl(0,TCGETS,&o);
+    n = o;
+    n.c_lflag &= ~ECHO; 
+    n.c_lflag &= ~ICANON; 
+    ioctl(0,TCSETS,&n);
+    read(0,&c,1); 
+    ioctl(0,TCSETS,&o); 
+    return (int)c;
+}
+
--- mhshowsbr.c.orig	2008-04-11 09:12:55.000000000 -0500
+++ mhshowsbr.c	2010-12-19 08:51:18.000000000 -0600
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 
 /* termsbr.c */
 int SOprintf (char *, ...);
+int noncanonical_getchar (void);
 
 /* mhparse.c */
 int pidcheck (int);
@@ -555,6 +556,7 @@
 	else
 	    list_switch (ct, -1, 1, 0, 0);
 
+#ifndef NONCANONICAL_PROMPT
 	if (xpause && SOprintf ("Press <return> to show content..."))
 	    printf ("Press <return> to show content...");
 
@@ -574,7 +576,31 @@
 		return (alternate ? DONE : NOTOK);
 	    }
 	    if (prompt[0] == 'q') done(OK);
+        }
+#else
+	if (xpause && SOprintf ("Press any key to show content..."))
+	    printf ("Press any key to show content...");
+
+        if (xpause) {
+	    int	intr, i;
+	    SIGNAL_HANDLER istat;
+
+	    istat = SIGNAL (SIGINT, intrser);
+	    if ((intr = sigsetjmp (intrenv, 1)) == OK) {
+		fflush (stdout);
+		i = noncanonical_getchar();
+	    }
+	    SIGNAL (SIGINT, istat);
+	    if (intr != OK ) {
+		(*ct->c_ceclosefnx) (ct);
+		return (alternate ? DONE : NOTOK);
+	    }
+	    if (i == 113) { /* 'q' for quit */
+		printf("\n");
+	        done(OK);
+	    }
 	}
+#endif
     }
 
     snprintf (exec, sizeof(exec), "exec %s", buffer);