--- linux.cpp.old	2007-01-15 14:49:10.000000000 +0100
+++ linux.cpp	2008-05-15 17:16:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -455,6 +455,19 @@
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static void term_out(const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
+	// HACK
+    char *pBackGround;
+	int noOUT=0;
+
+    if( (pBackGround = getenv("TVOUT")) != NULL) {
+	    if(!strcasecmp(pBackGround, "noOUT"))
+			noOUT=1;
+	}
+
+	if( noOUT )
+		return;
+	//
+	
     size_t  sz;
     int     svm = -1;
 
@@ -1590,6 +1603,20 @@
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static void attach_tty(void)
 {
+	// HACK
+    char *pBackGround;
+	int noOUT=0;
+	
+    if( (pBackGround = getenv("TVOUT")) != NULL) {
+	    if(!strcasecmp(pBackGround, "noOUT"))
+			noOUT=1;
+	}
+
+	if( noOUT ) {
+    	return;
+	}
+	//
+	
     if(work.tty_owned) return;
     work.tty_owned = 1;
 
@@ -2658,12 +2685,26 @@
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static void set_all_signals(sighandler_t handler)
 {
+	// HACK
+    char *pBackGround;
+    int noOUT=0;
+
     signal(SIGWINCH, handler);
     signal(SIGTERM, handler);
     signal(SIGSTOP, handler);
     signal(SIGHUP,  handler);
     signal(SIGUSR1, handler);
     signal(SIGUSR2, handler);
+
+    // HACK
+    if( (pBackGround = getenv("TVOUT")) != NULL) {
+	    if(!strcasecmp(pBackGround, "noOUT"))
+			noOUT=1;
+    }
+
+    if( noOUT )
+    	signal(SIGTTOU, SIG_IGN);
+    //
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2694,23 +2735,37 @@
     static  uchar loaded;
 
     char  *p, *ps;
+
+    // HACK
+    char *pBackGround;
+    int noOUT=0;
+
     signed char no_x11, noansi, no_gpm, ign_meta8;
 
     if(loaded) error("Multiple TV instances");
     ++loaded;
 
-    if(   !isatty(STDIN_FILENO) || !isatty(STDOUT_FILENO)
-       || (tty_mode = fcntl(STDIN_FILENO, F_GETFL, 0)) == -1
-       || (tty_mode & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDWR
-       || tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &old_tios))
-                        error("Can not work with redirected stdin/stdout");
-
-    my_tios = old_tios;
-    my_tios.c_iflag |= (IGNBRK | BRKINT); // Ignore breaks
-    my_tios.c_iflag &= ~(IXOFF | IXON);   // Disable Xon/off
-    my_tios.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO | ISIG); // Character oriented, no echo, no signals
-    my_tios.c_oflag |= OPOST;  // apply special output sequence
-    my_tios.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
+    // HACK
+    if( (pBackGround = getenv("TVOUT")) != NULL) {
+	    if(!strcasecmp(pBackGround, "noOUT"))
+			noOUT=1;
+    }
+
+
+	if( !noOUT ) {
+    		if(   !isatty(STDIN_FILENO) || !isatty(STDOUT_FILENO)
+       			|| (tty_mode = fcntl(STDIN_FILENO, F_GETFL, 0)) == -1
+       			|| (tty_mode & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDWR
+       			|| tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &old_tios))
+                        	error("Can not work with redirected stdin/stdout");
+
+    		my_tios = old_tios;
+    		my_tios.c_iflag |= (IGNBRK | BRKINT); // Ignore breaks
+    		my_tios.c_iflag &= ~(IXOFF | IXON);   // Disable Xon/off
+    		my_tios.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO | ISIG); // Character oriented, no echo, no signals
+    		my_tios.c_oflag |= OPOST;  // apply special output sequence
+    		my_tios.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
+	}
 
     if((p = getenv("TVLOG")) != NULL && *p) {
       FILE *f;