better way than hacking termcap to be ca_mode free

is there a better way to achieve this?

randy


*** termcap.FCS Tue Jun 17 15:10:46 2003
--- termcap     Tue Jun 17 15:14:15 2003
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*** 299,305 ****
  adm3|3|lsi adm3:\
        :do=^J:am:le=^H:bs:cl=^Z:li#24:ma=^K^P:co#80:
  xterm|xterm-color|X11 terminal emulator:\
!       :ti_at_:te_at_:tc=xterm-xfree86:
  #
  # DESCRIPTION:
  # This file describes capabilities of various terminals, as needed by
--- 299,305 ----
  adm3|3|lsi adm3:\
        :do=^J:am:le=^H:bs:cl=^Z:li#24:ma=^K^P:co#80:
  xterm|xterm-color|X11 terminal emulator:\
!       :tc=xterm-xfree86:
  #
  # DESCRIPTION:
  # This file describes capabilities of various terminals, as needed by