When you use screen, it is interesting to customize it with the .screenrc file which can take the following form and which must be placed in your home directory :
#
# Example of a user's .screenrc file
#
# This is how one can set a reattach password:
# password ODSJQf.4IJN7E # "1234"
# no annoying audible bell, please
vbell on
# detach on hangup
autodetach on
# don't display the copyright page
startup_message off
# emulate .logout message
pow_detach_msg "Screen session of \$LOGNAME \$:cr:\$:nl:ended."
# advertise hardstatus support to $TERMCAP
# termcapinfo * '' 'hs:ts=\E_:fs=\E\\:ds=\E_\E\\'
# make the shell in every window a login shell
#shell -$SHELL
# autoaka testing
# shellaka '> |tcsh'
# shellaka '$ |sh'
# set every new windows hardstatus line to somenthing descriptive
# defhstatus "screen: ^En (^Et)"
defscrollback 1000
# don't kill window after the process died
# zombie "^["
# enable support for the "alternate screen" capability in all windows
# altscreen on
################
#
# xterm tweaks
#
#xterm understands both im/ic and doesn't have a status line.
#Note: Do not specify im and ic in the real termcap/info file as
#some programs (e.g. vi) will not work anymore.
termcap xterm hs@:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
terminfo xterm hs@:cs=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
#80/132 column switching must be enabled for ^AW to work
#change init sequence to not switch width
termcapinfo xterm Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l
# Make the output buffer large for (fast) xterms.
#termcapinfo xterm* OL=10000
termcapinfo xterm* OL=100
# tell screen that xterm can switch to dark background and has function
# keys.
termcapinfo xterm 'VR=\E[?5h:VN=\E[?5l'
termcapinfo xterm 'k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~'
termcapinfo xterm 'kh=\EOH:kI=\E[2~:kD=\E[3~:kH=\EOF:kP=\E[5~:kN=\E[6~'
# special xterm hardstatus: use the window title.
termcapinfo xterm 'hs:ts=\E]2;:fs=\007:ds=\E]2;screen\007'
#terminfo xterm 'vb=\E[?5h$\E[?5l'
termcapinfo xterm 'vi=\E[?25l:ve=\E[34h\E[?25h:vs=\E[34l'
# emulate part of the 'K' charset
termcapinfo xterm 'XC=K%,%\E(B,[\304,\\\\\326,]\334,{\344,|\366,}\374,~\337'
# xterm-52 tweaks:
# - uses background color for delete operations
termcapinfo xterm* be
################
#
# wyse terminals
#
#wyse-75-42 must have flow control (xo = "terminal uses xon/xoff")
#essential to have it here, as this is a slow terminal.
termcapinfo wy75-42 xo:hs@
# New termcap sequences for cursor application mode.
termcapinfo wy* CS=\E[?1h:CE=\E[?1l:vi=\E[?25l:ve=\E[?25h:VR=\E[?5h:VN=\E[?5l:cb=\E[1K:CD=\E[1J
################
#
# other terminals
#
# make hp700 termcap/info better
termcapinfo hp700 'Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:hs:ts=\E[62"p\E[0$~\E[2$~\E[1$}:fs=\E[0}\E[61"p:ds=\E[62"p\E[1$~\E[61"p:ic@'
# Extend the vt100 desciption by some sequences.
termcap vt100* ms:AL=\E[%dL:DL=\E[%dM:UP=\E[%dA:DO=\E[%dB:LE=\E[%dD:RI=\E[%dC
terminfo vt100* ms:AL=\E[%p1%dL:DL=\E[%p1%dM:UP=\E[%p1%dA:DO=\E[%p1%dB:LE=\E[%p1%dD:RI=\E[%p1%dC
termcapinfo linux C8
# old rxvt versions also need this
# termcapinfo rxvt C8
# pour le scrolle
termcapinfo xterm ti@:te@
################
#
# keybindings
#
#remove some stupid / dangerous key bindings
bind k
bind ^k
bind .
bind ^\
bind \\
bind ^h
bind h
#make them better
bind 'K' kill
bind 'I' login on
bind 'O' login off
bind '}' history
# Yet another hack:
# Prepend/append register [/] to the paste if ^a^] is pressed.
# This lets me have autoindent mode in vi.
register [ "\033:se noai\015a"
register ] "\033:se ai\015a"
bind ^] paste [.]
################
#
# default windows
#
# screen -t local 0
# screen -t mail 1 mutt
# screen -t 40 2 rlogin server
# caption always "%3n %t%? @%u%?%? [%h]%?%=%c"
# hardstatus alwaysignore
# hardstatus alwayslastline "%Lw"
# bind = resize =
# bind + resize +1
# bind - resize -1
# bind _ resize max
#
# defnonblock 1
# blankerprg rain -d 100
# idle 30 blanker
#
# status line at the bottom
hardstatus on
hardstatus alwayslastline
hardstatus string "%{.bW}%-w%{.rW}%f%n %t%{-}%+w %=%{..G}[%H %l] %{..Y}%m/%d %c "