Hi,
if you have a terminal without (enough) scrolling capabilities and a lot of messages you do want to read when they appear, then "freezing" is just handy.
I think you can bind the freezing of the terminal to other keycodes than Ctrl-s, but I did not try to, so I suggest you read the appropriate manuals for the appropriate terminal emulators...unless others have already working tips!
HTH
Thierry Michalowski
From: Thomas Guettler [mailto:guettli@gurkensalat.interface-business.de]
>I can't see why some wants its terminal to
>freeze.