On 9/12/05, Jeff Rasmussen <jeff.rasmussen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does it make sense to start screen at automatically at login?  I was really
> impressed when I used screen only to find myself forgetting to start it
> until it was too late.

I feel your pain :-)  I've tried, on several occasions, to get screen
to run correctly from my .bash_profile, but haven't had any luck.  The
best tip I've found is to start your ssh session like this:

$ ssh user at host -t screen -RD

That'll re-attach if there's a detached screen session, and will
create a new one of none exist.  I found that tip here:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Using_screen

That page, by the way, is one of the best introductions to screen that
I've found.  Yes, it's in the gentoo wiki, but it's applicable to any
distro.

-Erik