alpine and its editor

[David]

I had this problem in lynx also. it is because they don't use a backspace
character to erase the character. In my modded speakup I handle
this correctly by registering the cursor position when backspace is pressed
I set a short timer and check that it has moved one position and
if so, say the character I stored when backspace was pressed.
If you know how to build a kernel, you can try it.