Re: lynx-dev lynx -source problem

[Leonid Pauzner]

3-Apr-2000 19:03 Jerry L. Kazdan wrote:
> Because of some changes the New York Times made to their website, when
> I attempt something like

> lynx  -source -auth=Userid:address@hidden://www.nytimes.com/...  > MyFile

This is not a right way of using -auth as far as I can see, try this:

lynx  -source -auth=Userid:Passwd   http://www.nytimes.com/...  > MyFile

> I am again asked for my userid and passwd.  Since this is part of an
> automated script, the program gets hung.

> Based on many  experiments I have done to untangle this, it seems
> (likely) that

>       linux -source <ComplicatedTargetURL>

> somehow informs the TargetURL that this is not being sent to the
> screen.  I base this on the fact that without the "-source" the command

>       lynx  <ComplicatedTargetURL>

> with the identical ComplicatedTargetURL  works perfectly.

==>>  Thus my question: do you have any suggestions how to modify the source
>      code so that the TargetURL is not informed of the "-source" on the
>      command line?

>       Thanks,
>       Jerry