RE: LYNX-DEV Supression of messages in Lynx

[Eric Anderson]

For the most part, our users are not computer savvy. Out of sight, out
of mind. If they see the path and filenames, it's just asking for
trouble. If they don't, I'm sure it won't even cross their minds that
these are all stored in little html files...


> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 1998 5:34 PM
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> Subject:      Re: LYNX-DEV Supression of messages in Lynx
> 
> In a recent note, Eric Anderson said:
> 
> > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 16:04:40 -0500
> > 
> > Simple one here (i think). ANyone know how I can suppress the
> "GETTING
> > FILE" message which displays while a file is being fetched? We use
> Lynx
> > locally only and it's an annoying flash, not to mention it lets
> users
> > know where all files are stored.
> > 
> This provides no information they couldn't get with the "ls" command.
> Or do you prevent their using that, also?
> 
> -- gil