Mike,
Good to see that you have found a way to get this to work.
However, what is the purpose?
To run the command interactively?
Because most of the time, the startserver command is part of a startup script when you boot the machine.
Otherwise, most DBAs know that all you have to do is to hit return to get the prompt back.
I realize you did not, so I figured I would mention this, or, inquire as to wether or not I am missing something.
Regards,
Jean-PIerre