On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Steven Read <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ("Re: lynx-dev...:> I noticed this a while back when I hit help and muttered a few things > about the new owner of the domain under my breath about it thinking > there isn't a lot I more I could do. I probably should have posted a > message here but didn't. > > At this point I've changed the configuration files on the systems I use > including the master I use to install new versions of Lynx. While this > won't fix the problem on the kiosk users is there any way to get an > updated copy to the Linux distros so this configuration file will go > away over time? Steve, I hope you don't mind, but I'm CC-ing this to the list; someone there can probably answer your question about updating the distros. (Or you can do what I did: save the Lynx developers the time, do the research yourself, and post the results to the list. I'll see what I can find out about contacting the RPM distros.) Regarding the kiosks: The problem I indicated is not an inherent one; it's just for kiosk admins/vendors who don't fix their Lynx configs and whose kiosk users don't know how to use Lynx and have no other easy Internet access. Good luck, Avi 8 > > Steven Read - 812/237-3362 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Indiana State University > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/11/2003 5:13:11 PM >>> > > Dear Lynx developers, > > You may be aware that trill-home.com, the domain that's been used for > hosting the Lynx help files for so long, was abandoned by Subir Grewal > earlier this year. In late June, the domain name was snapped up by > a "domain retriever"; it now redirects to "scubed.com", a porn site > (note the similarity to "subir.com"). > > So now, in all the public/stable release versions of Lynx (i.e. > everying up to and including 2.8.4), when a Lynx user presses "h", > instead of loading the real help page, it brings up the Porn site > at http://www.trill-home.com/lynx/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html. > > This can be overridden by changing the HELPFILE setting in lynx.cfg > (or by changing the HELPFILE settings in the source code and then > rebuilding), but it would be awesomely difficult to publish that > information to the entire community of people who need to know. > > What bothers me is not so much that users will be getting a porn site > as that novices won't have access to the Lynx help. Some of them may > be able to search for help online, but this is imposing a significant > burden on kiosk users who've never used Lynx before and were just > using it to look something up in the first place! > > At a very minimum, all the Lynx distribution and help sites should be > notified so they don't refer to trill-home any more, and any sites > offering downloads of previous versions should provide a warning. > > I searched all over the net (and in lynx-dev) but was unable to find > any mention of this problem, so perhaps the Lynx development community > wasn't yet aware of it. If so, this is my gift back to you. > > Thanks for all your hard work, > Avi > > p.s. I'm not a regular contributor to lynx-dev, so I'd appreciate if > you'd CC to me any responses you send to the list. Thanks! > > Avi Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > == Have a job to offer? I'm looking for full-time, creative work > == in a friendly, people-oriented environment offering prof. & > == technical advancement. Work for a good cause is a +. I have > == ten years' experience in Unix & Windows system administration, > == programming, & support, as well as teaching and leadership in > == varied fields. Please see http://www.dorsai.org/~avi/Resume > ========= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ====== +1 212 663-4424 ====== > > ; To UNSUBSCRIBE: Send "unsubscribe lynx-dev" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --Avi Avi Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> == Have a job to offer? I'm looking for full-time, creative work == in a friendly, people-oriented environment offering prof. & == technical advancement. Work for a good cause is a +. I have == ten years' experience in Unix & Windows system administration, == programming, & support, as well as teaching and leadership in == varied fields. Please see http://www.dorsai.org/~avi/Resume ========= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ====== +1 212 663-4424 ====== ; To UNSUBSCRIBE: Send "unsubscribe lynx-dev" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
