Hey, neat trick! <g> Thanks Glenn, now I know what started this thread!
Joe. > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn McCorkle [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 9:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: I got it !!!..... > > On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:22:35 +1100, da Silva, Joe wrote: > > > Cool it folks, there's no point letting this debate grow into an > > argument! > > > There is no question that Arachne needs to grow in the Linux > > domain, since this is still at V1.66 (IIRC), so presumably is missing > > a few improvements that the DOS version enjoys. And general > > interest in Linux is obviously growing rapidly ... > > > OTOH, the greatest support for Arachne is probably in the DOS > > domain, so Arachne Labs cannot behave like M$ and bully everyone > > into switching O/S. > > > Also, I believe the goals for Arachne need to be proportionate to the > > development resources, and the _real_ needs of users. I cannot imagine > > Arachne becoming an "all singing, all dancing" bloatware browser. > > > BTW, just what did you (can't remember who) get, anyway? <g> > > > That was me. > > And what it was that I "got" was an idea for how to fix the > looping that happens when some fool of a web page writer uses HTTPS > for an embedded image. > > And that is for Arachne to try using HTTP instead. > (without needed to edit the page SRC to change HTTPS into HTTP) > > The residual effect of this is to now allow us to login at places > such-as Yahoo.com and Amazon.com > Both of these sites (and probably many more), have all of the stuff on > HTTPS "mirrored" on HTTP. > > Michael liked the idea. :) > > BUT, he wanted it setup as a user configurable option. > So, I changed my code a little bit and we now have a new > line for Arachne.cfg > > Https2Http Yes > > Defaults to No if the line is not present > Also will be "No" if the choice is anything other than Y > > > -- > Glenn > http://arachne.cz/ > http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/ > http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ > http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm
