Index: netkit-ntalk-0.17/talk/display.c
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--- netkit-ntalk-0.17.orig/talk/display.c	2017-02-17 09:47:42.675898241 +0100
+++ netkit-ntalk-0.17/talk/display.c	2017-02-17 09:52:22.516569335 +0100
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ real_init_display(void)
 	struct sigaction sigac;
 
 	/* Open curses. */
-	LINES = COLS = 0;
 	if (initscr() == NULL) {
 		printf("initscr failed: TERM is not set or set to an "
 		       "unknown terminal type.\n");