Re: LYNX-DEV Re: ...vulnerability in Lynx...

[Jim Spath (Webmaster Jim)]

On Fri, 9 May 1997, Jonathan Sergent wrote:
> In message <address@hidden>, Scott McGee (Personal) writes:
>  ] Come on now! Lynx isn't some DOD hyper sensitive program with top secret
>  ] data that should only be run in a ultra secure environment, it is a web
>  ] browser. It should attempt to run in any environment it is asked to. If the
>  ] system Lynx is run or compiled on is noticably insecure, then _AT MOST_ it
>  ] should issue a polite, ignorable notice, and then continue to run.
> If Joe Bloggs has the space to keep cached images from Netscape in his
> home directory (which it does by default, but can be configured to
> put them in other places), then he certainly has room for Lynx to create 
> the occasional temporary file in his directory when he's downloading
> something.  If not, the system will tell him he's over quota, and he'll
> go free up some space and try again.  If the user cares all that much
> about it, he'll take the time to read the documentation and see that he
> can make himself a temporary directory somewhere where he has more space
> and then set LYNX_TEMP_SPACE.  

My ISP has set 5MB as the quota per user.  How do I download the latest
8MB Netscape using Lynx?

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