The obvious question, why isn't it included in lynx the cat; as at least a configuration option?
On Fri, 12 Nov 2021, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Actually, yes it does, or it can if compiled to support JavaScript. there > are even links packages for DOS that both support JavaScript and work on > this site. > What personally bugs me about links the chain, at least in stand alone > form, is its inability to support cookies, or speak very well. > > Kare > > > > On Fri, 12 Nov 2021, Travis Siegel wrote: > > > As far as I know, links doesn't support javascript, but it works on their > > site. <sahrug> > > > > > > On 11/12/2021 1:36 PM, Rudy Vener wrote: > >> Hi Ian, > >> > >> Okay, so I modified my lynx.cfg to use HTTP_PROTOCOL:1.1 and > >> to enable its setting in the lynxrc file. > >> Set my user agent to: > >> Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; XH; rv:8.578.498) fr, > >> Gecko/20121021 Camino/8.723+ (Firefox compatible) > >> > >> and tried to access http://www.realclearpolitics.com once more. > >> > >> and get a landing page with this: > >> > >> Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker > >> > >> It looks like they just aren't going to allow any browsers that don't > >> support javascript. > >> > >> Or am I missing something else? > >> > >> > On Thu, 11 Nov 2021, Ian Collier wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > I find it interesting that Lynx cannot verify the certificate of > >> > > 'realclearpolitics.com' (without the www) because the server is > >> > > not returning the certificate chain. But with the www is a completely > >> > > different server which does have a valid certificate. > >> > > > >> > > Anyway I have found that links (the chain) will display the web site > >> > > correctly by default, but gets denied if I supply any one (or more) > >> > > of the following options: > >> > > > >> > > -http-bugs.no-compression 1 > >> > > -http-bugs.http10 1 > >> > > -http.fake-user-agent Lynx > >> > > > >> > > So as far as Lynx (the cat) is concerned, what we need to do in order > >> > > to visit this site is (a) change the user agent, and (b) enable HTTP > >> > > 1.1. > >> > > > >> > > Enable HTTP 1.1 can be done either in the Options screen or in > >> > > lynx.cfg. > >> > > User agent can be done either in Options or on the command line. My > >> > > experimentation shows that they want at least your OS in the user > >> > > agent, > >> > > so "Lynx (Linux 5)" works, while Lynx's default user agent does not > >> > > because it doesn't contain the OS name. > >> > > > >> > > imc > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- > >> > ent- > > > > > > > > -- ent- XR
