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> Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:19:40 -0500
> From: "J. E. Lewis" <louie@louie.cc>
> 
> Backspace no longer works the same after upgrading from version 20 to
> version 21.  It works as a delete-char as opposed to
> delete-backward-char.

Try this:

    M-x normal-erase-is-backspace-mode RET

Did that help?