Re: LYNX-DEV What's the deal with prep.ai.mit.edu ?

[Jim Spath (Webmaster Jim)]

On Fri, 23 May 1997, Larry W. Virden, x2487 wrote:

> Anyone know why someone put a version of lynx2-7 instead of 2-7-1 on
> ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/ ?

They probably were trying to be helpful.  I had them update their
pointer from UKans to lynx.browser.org a few months ago.  Their web
site also has the lynx.browser.org pointer.  

I've sent a note to their webmaster, to get them back in synch...

> From: Webmaster Jim <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: http://www.gnu.org/software/
> >     * Lynx, a text-only Web browser that is GPLed
> >   work. If you would like to write descriptions for other GNU programs,
> >   please contact address@hidden
> The ftp site prep.ai.mit.edu just post an older version of the Lynx
> browser software.  You web site and the ftp README file point to the
> canonical Lynx home page "lynx.browser.org;" however, the latest
> versions of lynx are now distributed from Salt Lake Community College,
> rather then U. Kansas.  The latest stable release is 2-7-1, with
> the current patchlevel being .27.
> Could you update the FTP and web pages?  Thanks!
> Subject: http://www.gnu.org/software/ (fwd)
> Sorry, I forgot the URLs for Salt Lake CC:
> http://www.slcc.edu/lynx/current/
> ftp://www.slcc.edu/pub/lynx/current/


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