--- src/key.c.orig	2009-02-01 20:30:21.000000000 +0100
+++ src/key.c	2010-08-10 23:14:53.923099023 +0200
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 /* timeout for old_esc_mode in usec */
 int keyboard_key_timeout = 1000000;	/* settable via env */
 
-int use_8th_bit_as_meta = 0;
+int use_8th_bit_as_meta = 1;
 
 typedef struct key_def {
     char ch;			/* Holds the matching char code */