On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 12:58:51AM -0600, [email protected] wrote:
>       Most websites that restrict access make the client browser run
> a script; thus they don't track lynx accesses.  NewYorker.com tracks
> my accesses via lynx:
> 
>        You've read your last complimentary article this month. To read the 
> full article, [20]SUBSCRIBE NOW
> 
>         If you're already a subscriber please [21]sign in or [22]link your 
> subscription.
> 
>       If I browse in Firefox with noscript I can view all the pages
> I want; with scripting on they nab me.
> 
>       I've deleted lynx's cookies file, tried accessing via a
> different route.  I know this isn't a lynx problem, I'm just curious.

I'd check the user-agent first.  It's far less costly than remembering
your IP-address.

-- 
Thomas E. Dickey <[email protected]>
http://invisible-island.net
ftp://invisible-island.net

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