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Re: lynx-dev lynx: off subject, bug VERY good
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Michael Warner |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev lynx: off subject, bug VERY good |
Date: |
Fri, 15 May 1998 17:54:45 -0700 |
On Fri, May 15, 1998, David Combs <address@hidden> wrote:
> My response didn't make it;. I try again:
They both came through OK here....
[...]
> Please explain (to us all): what is this "valid comment" thing
> you are talking about?
From [...]lynx_help/keystrokes/other_help.html
' -Toggles "historical" vs minimal or valid comment parsing.
When historical, any close-angle-bracket will be
treated as a comment terminator, emulating the parsing
bug in old versions of Mosaic and Netscape, rather than
validly requiring pairs of two successive dashes to
delimit comments within the angle-brackets.
` -Toggles minimal or valid comment parsing. When minimal, any
two successive dashes followed by a close-angle-bracket
will be treated as a comment terminator, emulating the
parsing bug in Netscape v2.0. If historical comment
parsing is set, that will override minimal or valid
comment parsing.
The page in question had a comment with an extra '--' comment
delimiter, so the page from that point on is included in the comment
if you use 'valid' comment parsing. Either minimum or historical
parsing should let you read the article.
HTH,
--
Michael Warner
<address@hidden>