diff -urN tin-1.5.14.org/src/init.c tin-1.5.14/src/init.c
--- tin-1.5.14.org/src/init.c	Thu Sep 19 10:14:14 2002
+++ tin-1.5.14/src/init.c	Thu Sep 26 17:14:58 2002
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 #endif /* HAVE_COLOR */
 	TRUE,		/* word_highlight */
 #ifdef HAVE_COLOR
-	FALSE,		/* use_color */
+	TRUE,		/* use_color */
 #endif /* HAVE_COLOR */
 	TRUE,		/* add_posted_to_filter */
 	TRUE,		/* advertising */
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_COLOR
 	preinit_colors();
-	use_color = FALSE;
+	use_color = TRUE;
 #endif /* HAVE_COLOR */
 
 	word_highlight = TRUE;