Chris Carlen
In the past, I just copied the Fonts directory to the computer where the X server was running and added it into the font search path: xset fp+ /usr/local/mathematica/SystemFiles/Fonts/X xset fp+ /usr/local/mathematica/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1
However, the problem that I am experiencing relates only to the failure of the MMA fonts to properly display on a remote X display.
This problem remains unresolved.
I see the solution which I used doesn't work in your case. Actually, I have many problems with Mathematica. E.g. the notebook interface in MMA 5.0 freezes when the ListPlot[l] command is used and the list l contains small numbers (e.g. 1e-7); the graphics window displayed by "math" in 5.0 is black and the produced graphical output is not visible on SuSE 8.2, ... I had many problems with older versions of Mathematica too, mostly related to X. I must say I don't like the WRI license agreement: <cite> WRI, its distributors and dealers shall not be responsible under any circumstances for providing information on or corrections to errors and omissions discovered at any time in the product, whether or not they are aware of the errors or omissions. </cite> -- A.M.