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"Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu.emacs.help/news/@flint.cs.yale.edu> wrote in message news:5lu1aqcev2.fsf@rum.cs.yale.edu...
> >> (define-key emacs-lisp-mode-map (kbd "DEL") 'delete-char)
> > AND THE WINNER IS!!!  :-)
>
> Actually, I think the best answer for you is
>
>    (define-key function-key-map "\C-?" "\C-d")

(define-key function-key-map "\C-?" "\C-d")

after commenting out the thing that actually works, the
above doesn't do anything, ie DEL is still backspace.

BFN.  Paul.