Hello Enrico,
* Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@xxxxxxxx> [040925 16:39]:
> ssh <hostname> mutt
you're missing a parameter to the ssh command. Normally ssh doesn't
allocate a pseudo terminal when you execute a command because this is
uncessary and sometimes unwanted. However in this special case you want
it. - use:
ssh -t hostname mutt
and everything should work as expected.
Thomas