Try adding "codepage:oem" to your CYGWIN environment variable. See <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html> for details. This setting is effective for each individual process, so you can set it in the shell just before you run the tests.
That works for console windows but not for rxvt, strangely -- it's a start though, thanks.
Now, set TERM=rxvt-cygwin-native (for "windows-mode" rxvt) or TERM=rxvt-cygwin (for "X11" rxvt).
The only difference in these two term settings from "normal" rxvt is precisely that: the ACS chars.
-- Chuck
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