problem with SE DB pathname

Sco Unix server Informix SE, INET ver 7.10 My understanding (please correct me if I am wrong) is the full pathname of a database using SE should be '//{servername}/{dbname}' and using Online the format should be '{dbname}@{servername}'. I have a small problem, my problem is the databases appears in dbaccess in the Online name format when I try to select it by highlighting it, it gives me an error because of the @ symbol. error is 'incorrect database cursor name format' I can select it by typing in the database name only, this is alright for now because I am only working on one machine. My question is can anyone please tell me why the databases are being displayed in this format. Thank-you Adam