ircII ansi escape sequences

REHASH from my original question. I'm trying to get VT100/ANSI escape codes working in an irc client (ircII). What facilitates this, is the

.scr

file. The apparent problem, is that I cannot get a working terminal working with the pseudo terminal.

yields this:

: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device

So, I believe if I solve this,and get a working terminal, I solve my initial problem. Thank you.